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 1550 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1550 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

1550 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1550 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.155 km

The final result is:

1550 dm → 0.155 km

We conclude that 1550 decimeters is equivalent to 0.155 kilometers:

1550 decimeters = 0.155 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.4516129032258 × 1550 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1550 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.4516129032258 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred fifty decimeters is approximately zero point one five five kilometers:

1550 dm ≅ 0.155 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point four five two times one thousand five hundred fifty 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