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 120 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 120 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

120 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 120 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.012 km

The final result is:

120 dm → 0.012 km

We conclude that 120 decimeters is equivalent to 0.012 kilometers:

120 decimeters = 0.012 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 83.333333333333 × 120 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 120 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 83.333333333333 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

120 dm ≅ 0.012 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eighty-three point three three three times one hundred twenty 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