Unit Converter
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 142 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 142 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
142 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 142 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 14.2 m
The final result is:
142 dm → 14.2 m
We conclude that 142 decimeters is equivalent to 14.2 meters:
142 decimeters = 14.2 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.070422535211268 × 142 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 142 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.070422535211268 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two decimeters is approximately fourteen point two meters:
142 dm ≅ 14.2 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero seven times one hundred forty-two 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
decimeters (dm) | meters (m) |
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143 decimeters | 14.3 meters |
144 decimeters | 14.4 meters |
145 decimeters | 14.5 meters |
146 decimeters | 14.6 meters |
147 decimeters | 14.7 meters |
148 decimeters | 14.8 meters |
149 decimeters | 14.9 meters |
150 decimeters | 15 meters |
151 decimeters | 15.1 meters |
152 decimeters | 15.2 meters |