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 317 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 317 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

317 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 317 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 31.7 m

The final result is:

317 dm → 31.7 m

We conclude that 317 decimeters is equivalent to 31.7 meters:

317 decimeters = 31.7 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.031545741324921 × 317 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 317 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.031545741324921 meters.

Approximate result

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

317 dm ≅ 31.7 m

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