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 4720 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 4720 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

4720 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4720 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.472 km

The final result is:

4720 dm → 0.472 km

We conclude that 4720 decimeters is equivalent to 0.472 kilometers:

4720 decimeters = 0.472 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.1186440677966 × 4720 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 4720 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1186440677966 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred twenty decimeters is approximately zero point four seven two kilometers:

4720 dm ≅ 0.472 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point one one nine times four thousand seven hundred twenty 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