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 1200 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1200 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

1200 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1200 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.12 km

The final result is:

1200 dm → 0.12 km

We conclude that 1200 decimeters is equivalent to 0.12 kilometers:

1200 decimeters = 0.12 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 8.3333333333333 × 1200 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1200 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1200 dm ≅ 0.12 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eight point three three three times one thousand two hundred 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