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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to decimeters is 10, which means that 1 meter is equal to 10 decimeters:

1 m = 10 dm

To convert 34.2 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 34.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 10 dm

34.2 m → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 34.2 m × 10 dm

L(dm) = 342 dm

The final result is:

34.2 m → 342 dm

We conclude that 34.2 meters is equivalent to 342 decimeters:

34.2 meters = 342 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0029239766081871 × 34.2 meters.

Another way is saying that 34.2 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0029239766081871 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

34.2 m ≅ 342 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero three times thirty-four point two meters.

Conversion table

meters to decimeters chart

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

meters (m) decimeters (dm)
35.2 meters 352 decimeters
36.2 meters 362 decimeters
37.2 meters 372 decimeters
38.2 meters 382 decimeters
39.2 meters 392 decimeters
40.2 meters 402 decimeters
41.2 meters 412 decimeters
42.2 meters 422 decimeters
43.2 meters 432 decimeters
44.2 meters 442 decimeters