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 117 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 117 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

117 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 117 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0117 km

The final result is:

117 dm → 0.0117 km

We conclude that 117 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0117 kilometers:

117 decimeters = 0.0117 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 85.470085470085 × 117 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 117 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 85.470085470085 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

117 dm ≅ 0.012 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eighty-five point four seven times one hundred seventeen 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