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 508 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 508 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

508 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 508 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 50.8 m

The final result is:

508 dm → 50.8 m

We conclude that 508 decimeters is equivalent to 50.8 meters:

508 decimeters = 50.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.019685039370079 × 508 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 508 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019685039370079 meters.

Approximate result

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

508 dm ≅ 50.8 m

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