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 380 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 380 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

380 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 380 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 38 m

The final result is:

380 dm → 38 m

We conclude that 380 decimeters is equivalent to 38 meters:

380 decimeters = 38 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.026315789473684 × 380 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 380 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.026315789473684 meters.

Approximate result

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

380 dm ≅ 38 m

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