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 1297 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1297 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

1297 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1297 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1297 km

The final result is:

1297 dm → 0.1297 km

We conclude that 1297 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1297 kilometers:

1297 decimeters = 0.1297 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 7.710100231303 × 1297 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1297 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.710100231303 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 ninety-seven decimeters is approximately zero point one three kilometers:

1297 dm ≅ 0.13 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seven point seven one times one thousand two hundred ninety-seven 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