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 272 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 272 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

272 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 272 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 27.2 m

The final result is:

272 dm → 27.2 m

We conclude that 272 decimeters is equivalent to 27.2 meters:

272 decimeters = 27.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.036764705882353 × 272 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 272 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.036764705882353 meters.

Approximate result

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

272 dm ≅ 27.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero three seven times two hundred seventy-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