Unit Converter
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 72 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 72 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
72 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 72 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 7.2 m
The final result is:
72 dm → 7.2 m
We conclude that 72 decimeters is equivalent to 7.2 meters:
72 decimeters = 7.2 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.13888888888889 × 72 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 72 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13888888888889 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two decimeters is approximately seven point two meters:
72 dm ≅ 7.2 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one three nine times seventy-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
decimeters (dm) | meters (m) |
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73 decimeters | 7.3 meters |
74 decimeters | 7.4 meters |
75 decimeters | 7.5 meters |
76 decimeters | 7.6 meters |
77 decimeters | 7.7 meters |
78 decimeters | 7.8 meters |
79 decimeters | 7.9 meters |
80 decimeters | 8 meters |
81 decimeters | 8.1 meters |
82 decimeters | 8.2 meters |