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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)
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