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 6400 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 6400 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

6400 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 6400 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 640 m

The final result is:

6400 dm → 640 m

We conclude that 6400 decimeters is equivalent to 640 meters:

6400 decimeters = 640 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0015625 × 6400 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 6400 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015625 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand four hundred decimeters is approximately six hundred forty meters:

6400 dm ≅ 640 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero two times six thousand four hundred 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