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 38 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 38 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

38 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 38 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 3.8 m

The final result is:

38 dm → 3.8 m

We conclude that 38 decimeters is equivalent to 3.8 meters:

38 decimeters = 3.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.26315789473684 × 38 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 38 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26315789473684 meters.

Approximate result

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

38 dm ≅ 3.8 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two six three times thirty-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