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 702 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 702 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

702 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 702 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 70.2 m

The final result is:

702 dm → 70.2 m

We conclude that 702 decimeters is equivalent to 70.2 meters:

702 decimeters = 70.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.014245014245014 × 702 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 702 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014245014245014 meters.

Approximate result

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

702 dm ≅ 70.2 m

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