Unit Converter
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 480 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 480 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
480 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 480 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 48 m
The final result is:
480 dm → 48 m
We conclude that 480 decimeters is equivalent to 48 meters:
480 decimeters = 48 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 480 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 480 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty decimeters is approximately forty-eight meters:
480 dm ≅ 48 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero two one times four 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
decimeters (dm) | meters (m) |
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481 decimeters | 48.1 meters |
482 decimeters | 48.2 meters |
483 decimeters | 48.3 meters |
484 decimeters | 48.4 meters |
485 decimeters | 48.5 meters |
486 decimeters | 48.6 meters |
487 decimeters | 48.7 meters |
488 decimeters | 48.8 meters |
489 decimeters | 48.9 meters |
490 decimeters | 49 meters |