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 1250 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1250 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

1250 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1250 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.125 km

The final result is:

1250 dm → 0.125 km

We conclude that 1250 decimeters is equivalent to 0.125 kilometers:

1250 decimeters = 0.125 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 × 1250 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1250 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8 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 fifty decimeters is approximately zero point one two five kilometers:

1250 dm ≅ 0.125 km

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