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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)
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