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 240 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 240 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

240 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 240 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 24 m

The final result is:

240 dm → 24 m

We conclude that 240 decimeters is equivalent to 24 meters:

240 decimeters = 24 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.041666666666667 × 240 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 240 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.041666666666667 meters.

Approximate result

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

240 dm ≅ 24 m

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