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 220 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 220 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

220 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 220 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 22 m

The final result is:

220 dm → 22 m

We conclude that 220 decimeters is equivalent to 22 meters:

220 decimeters = 22 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.045454545454545 × 220 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 220 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.045454545454545 meters.

Approximate result

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

220 dm ≅ 22 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero four five times two hundred twenty 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