Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to meters is 0.1, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters:

1 dm = 0.1 m

To convert 1380 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 1380 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.1 m

1380 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1380 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 138 m

The final result is:

1380 dm → 138 m

We conclude that 1380 decimeters is equivalent to 138 meters:

1380 decimeters = 138 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0072463768115942 × 1380 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1380 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0072463768115942 meters.

Approximate result

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

1380 dm ≅ 138 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one thousand three hundred eighty decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to meters chart

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