Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters to decimeters is 10, which means that 1 meter is equal to 10 decimeters:
1 m = 10 dm
To convert 1.7 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 1.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m → 10 dm
1.7 m → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 1.7 m × 10 dm
L(dm) = 17 dm
The final result is:
1.7 m → 17 dm
We conclude that 1.7 meters is equivalent to 17 decimeters:
1.7 meters = 17 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.058823529411765 × 1.7 meters.
Another way is saying that 1.7 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058823529411765 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point seven meters is approximately seventeen decimeters:
1.7 m ≅ 17 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero five nine times one point seven meters.
Conversion table
meters to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to decimeters
meters (m) | decimeters (dm) |
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2.7 meters | 27 decimeters |
3.7 meters | 37 decimeters |
4.7 meters | 47 decimeters |
5.7 meters | 57 decimeters |
6.7 meters | 67 decimeters |
7.7 meters | 77 decimeters |
8.7 meters | 87 decimeters |
9.7 meters | 97 decimeters |
10.7 meters | 107 decimeters |
11.7 meters | 117 decimeters |