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 520 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 520 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

520 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 520 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 52 m

The final result is:

520 dm → 52 m

We conclude that 520 decimeters is equivalent to 52 meters:

520 decimeters = 52 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.019230769230769 × 520 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 520 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019230769230769 meters.

Approximate result

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

520 dm ≅ 52 m

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