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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 47 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 47 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

47 dm → L(km)

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

L(km) = 47 dm × 0.0001 km

L(km) = 0.0047 km

The final result is:

47 dm → 0.0047 km

We conclude that 47 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0047 kilometers:

47 decimeters = 0.0047 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 212.76595744681 × 47 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 47 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 212.76595744681 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven decimeters is approximately zero point zero zero five kilometers:

47 dm ≅ 0.005 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two hundred twelve point seven six six times forty-seven decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

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

decimeters (dm) kilometers (km)
48 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
49 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
50 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
51 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
52 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
53 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
54 decimeters 0.005 kilometers
55 decimeters 0.006 kilometers
56 decimeters 0.006 kilometers
57 decimeters 0.006 kilometers