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 505 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 505 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

505 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 505 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 50.5 m

The final result is:

505 dm → 50.5 m

We conclude that 505 decimeters is equivalent to 50.5 meters:

505 decimeters = 50.5 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.01980198019802 × 505 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 505 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01980198019802 meters.

Approximate result

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

505 dm ≅ 50.5 m

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