Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 1.2 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

1.2 dm → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1.2 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.00012 km

The final result is:

1.2 dm → 0.00012 km

We conclude that 1.2 decimeters is equivalent to 0.00012 kilometers:

1.2 decimeters = 0.00012 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 8333.3333333333 × 1.2 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8333.3333333333 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point two decimeters is approximately zero kilometers:

1.2 dm ≅ 0 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eight thousand three hundred thirty-three point three three three times one point two decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to kilometers