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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)
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