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 470 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 470 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

470 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 470 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 47 m

The final result is:

470 dm → 47 m

We conclude that 470 decimeters is equivalent to 47 meters:

470 decimeters = 47 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.021276595744681 × 470 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 470 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.021276595744681 meters.

Approximate result

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

470 dm ≅ 47 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero two one times four hundred seventy 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