Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to meters is 0.1, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters:
1 dm = 0.1 m
To convert 1000 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 0.1 m
1000 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 1000 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 100 m
The final result is:
1000 dm → 100 m
We conclude that 1000 decimeters is equivalent to 100 meters:
1000 decimeters = 100 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.01 × 1000 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 1000 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand decimeters is approximately one hundred meters:
1000 dm ≅ 100 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one times one thousand decimeters.
Conversion table
decimeters to meters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to meters
decimeters (dm) | meters (m) |
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1001 decimeters | 100.1 meters |
1002 decimeters | 100.2 meters |
1003 decimeters | 100.3 meters |
1004 decimeters | 100.4 meters |
1005 decimeters | 100.5 meters |
1006 decimeters | 100.6 meters |
1007 decimeters | 100.7 meters |
1008 decimeters | 100.8 meters |
1009 decimeters | 100.9 meters |
1010 decimeters | 101 meters |