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 12 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 12 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

12 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 12 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 1.2 m

The final result is:

12 dm → 1.2 m

We conclude that 12 decimeters is equivalent to 1.2 meters:

12 decimeters = 1.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.83333333333333 × 12 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.83333333333333 meters.

Approximate result

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

12 dm ≅ 1.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point eight three three times twelve 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