Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters to decimeters is 10, which means that 1 meter is equal to 10 decimeters:
1 m = 10 dm
To convert 55 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 55 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m → 10 dm
55 m → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 55 m × 10 dm
L(dm) = 550 dm
The final result is:
55 m → 550 dm
We conclude that 55 meters is equivalent to 550 decimeters:
55 meters = 550 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0018181818181818 × 55 meters.
Another way is saying that 55 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018181818181818 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five meters is approximately five hundred fifty decimeters:
55 m ≅ 550 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times fifty-five meters.
Conversion table
meters to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to decimeters
meters (m) | decimeters (dm) |
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56 meters | 560 decimeters |
57 meters | 570 decimeters |
58 meters | 580 decimeters |
59 meters | 590 decimeters |
60 meters | 600 decimeters |
61 meters | 610 decimeters |
62 meters | 620 decimeters |
63 meters | 630 decimeters |
64 meters | 640 decimeters |
65 meters | 650 decimeters |