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 160 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 160 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

160 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 160 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 16 m

The final result is:

160 dm → 16 m

We conclude that 160 decimeters is equivalent to 16 meters:

160 decimeters = 16 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0625 × 160 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0625 meters.

Approximate result

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

160 dm ≅ 16 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero six three times one hundred sixty 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