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 1204 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1204 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

1204 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1204 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1204 km

The final result is:

1204 dm → 0.1204 km

We conclude that 1204 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1204 kilometers:

1204 decimeters = 0.1204 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 8.3056478405316 × 1204 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1204 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3056478405316 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 four decimeters is approximately zero point one two kilometers:

1204 dm ≅ 0.12 km

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