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 1265 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1265 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

1265 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1265 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1265 km

The final result is:

1265 dm → 0.1265 km

We conclude that 1265 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1265 kilometers:

1265 decimeters = 0.1265 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 7.9051383399209 × 1265 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1265 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.9051383399209 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 sixty-five decimeters is approximately zero point one two seven kilometers:

1265 dm ≅ 0.127 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seven point nine zero five times one thousand two hundred sixty-five 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