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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 17.2 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 17.2 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

17.2 dm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 17.2 dm × 0.1 m

L(m) = 1.72 m

The final result is:

17.2 dm → 1.72 m

We conclude that 17.2 decimeters is equivalent to 1.72 meters:

17.2 decimeters = 1.72 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.58139534883721 × 17.2 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 17.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58139534883721 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point two decimeters is approximately one point seven two meters:

17.2 dm ≅ 1.72 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point five eight one times seventeen point 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)
18.2 decimeters 1.82 meters
19.2 decimeters 1.92 meters
20.2 decimeters 2.02 meters
21.2 decimeters 2.12 meters
22.2 decimeters 2.22 meters
23.2 decimeters 2.32 meters
24.2 decimeters 2.42 meters
25.2 decimeters 2.52 meters
26.2 decimeters 2.62 meters
27.2 decimeters 2.72 meters