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 5020 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 5020 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

5020 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 5020 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 502 m

The final result is:

5020 dm → 502 m

We conclude that 5020 decimeters is equivalent to 502 meters:

5020 decimeters = 502 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.00199203187251 × 5020 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5020 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00199203187251 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand twenty decimeters is approximately five hundred two meters:

5020 dm ≅ 502 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero two times five thousand twenty 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