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 790 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 790 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

790 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 790 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 79 m

The final result is:

790 dm → 79 m

We conclude that 790 decimeters is equivalent to 79 meters:

790 decimeters = 79 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.012658227848101 × 790 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 790 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012658227848101 meters.

Approximate result

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

790 dm ≅ 79 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one three times seven hundred ninety 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