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 230 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 230 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

230 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 230 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 23 m

The final result is:

230 dm → 23 m

We conclude that 230 decimeters is equivalent to 23 meters:

230 decimeters = 23 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.043478260869565 × 230 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 230 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.043478260869565 meters.

Approximate result

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

230 dm ≅ 23 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero four three times two hundred thirty 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