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 118 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 118 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

118 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 118 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 11.8 m

The final result is:

118 dm → 11.8 m

We conclude that 118 decimeters is equivalent to 11.8 meters:

118 decimeters = 11.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.084745762711864 × 118 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 118 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.084745762711864 meters.

Approximate result

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

118 dm ≅ 11.8 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero eight five times one hundred eighteen 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