Unit Converter
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 24.2 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 24.2 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
24.2 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 24.2 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 2.42 m
The final result is:
24.2 dm → 2.42 m
We conclude that 24.2 decimeters is equivalent to 2.42 meters:
24.2 decimeters = 2.42 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.41322314049587 × 24.2 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 24.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41322314049587 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four point two decimeters is approximately two point four two meters:
24.2 dm ≅ 2.42 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point four one three times twenty-four 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) |
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25.2 decimeters | 2.52 meters |
26.2 decimeters | 2.62 meters |
27.2 decimeters | 2.72 meters |
28.2 decimeters | 2.82 meters |
29.2 decimeters | 2.92 meters |
30.2 decimeters | 3.02 meters |
31.2 decimeters | 3.12 meters |
32.2 decimeters | 3.22 meters |
33.2 decimeters | 3.32 meters |
34.2 decimeters | 3.42 meters |