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 48 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 48 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

48 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 48 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 4.8 m

The final result is:

48 dm → 4.8 m

We conclude that 48 decimeters is equivalent to 4.8 meters:

48 decimeters = 4.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.20833333333333 × 48 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 48 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20833333333333 meters.

Approximate result

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

48 dm ≅ 4.8 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two zero eight times forty-eight 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