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 1170 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1170 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

1170 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1170 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.117 km

The final result is:

1170 dm → 0.117 km

We conclude that 1170 decimeters is equivalent to 0.117 kilometers:

1170 decimeters = 0.117 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 8.5470085470085 × 1170 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1170 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.5470085470085 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1170 dm ≅ 0.117 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eight point five four seven times one thousand one hundred seventy 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