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 170 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 170 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

170 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 170 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 17 m

The final result is:

170 dm → 17 m

We conclude that 170 decimeters is equivalent to 17 meters:

170 decimeters = 17 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.058823529411765 × 170 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 170 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058823529411765 meters.

Approximate result

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

170 dm ≅ 17 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero five nine times one hundred seventy 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