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 1080 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 1080 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

1080 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1080 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 108 m

The final result is:

1080 dm → 108 m

We conclude that 1080 decimeters is equivalent to 108 meters:

1080 decimeters = 108 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0092592592592593 × 1080 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1080 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0092592592592593 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eighty decimeters is approximately one hundred eight meters:

1080 dm ≅ 108 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero nine times one thousand eighty 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