Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 2720 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 2720 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

2720 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 2720 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.272 km

The final result is:

2720 dm → 0.272 km

We conclude that 2720 decimeters is equivalent to 0.272 kilometers:

2720 decimeters = 0.272 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.6764705882353 × 2720 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 2720 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6764705882353 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

2720 dm ≅ 0.272 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point six seven six times two thousand seven hundred twenty decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to kilometers