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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to decimeters is 10, which means that 1 meter is equal to 10 decimeters:

1 m = 10 dm

To convert 13 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 13 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 10 dm

13 m → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 13 m × 10 dm

L(dm) = 130 dm

The final result is:

13 m → 130 dm

We conclude that 13 meters is equivalent to 130 decimeters:

13 meters = 130 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0076923076923077 × 13 meters.

Another way is saying that 13 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0076923076923077 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirteen meters is approximately one hundred thirty decimeters:

13 m ≅ 130 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times thirteen meters.

Conversion table

meters to decimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to decimeters

meters (m) decimeters (dm)
14 meters 140 decimeters
15 meters 150 decimeters
16 meters 160 decimeters
17 meters 170 decimeters
18 meters 180 decimeters
19 meters 190 decimeters
20 meters 200 decimeters
21 meters 210 decimeters
22 meters 220 decimeters
23 meters 230 decimeters