Unit Converter
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 38 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 38 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
38 m → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 38 m × 10 dm
L(dm) = 380 dm
The final result is:
38 m → 380 dm
We conclude that 38 meters is equivalent to 380 decimeters:
38 meters = 380 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0026315789473684 × 38 meters.
Another way is saying that 38 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0026315789473684 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight meters is approximately three hundred eighty decimeters:
38 m ≅ 380 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero three times thirty-eight 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) |
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39 meters | 390 decimeters |
40 meters | 400 decimeters |
41 meters | 410 decimeters |
42 meters | 420 decimeters |
43 meters | 430 decimeters |
44 meters | 440 decimeters |
45 meters | 450 decimeters |
46 meters | 460 decimeters |
47 meters | 470 decimeters |
48 meters | 480 decimeters |