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 120 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 120 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

120 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 120 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 12 m

The final result is:

120 dm → 12 m

We conclude that 120 decimeters is equivalent to 12 meters:

120 decimeters = 12 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.083333333333333 × 120 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 120 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.083333333333333 meters.

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 twelve meters:

120 dm ≅ 12 m

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