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 308 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 308 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

308 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 308 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 30.8 m

The final result is:

308 dm → 30.8 m

We conclude that 308 decimeters is equivalent to 30.8 meters:

308 decimeters = 30.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.032467532467532 × 308 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 308 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.032467532467532 meters.

Approximate result

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

308 dm ≅ 30.8 m

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