Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 838 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 838 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

838 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 838 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0838 km

The final result is:

838 dm → 0.0838 km

We conclude that 838 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0838 kilometers:

838 decimeters = 0.0838 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 11.933174224344 × 838 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 838 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 11.933174224344 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred thirty-eight decimeters is approximately zero point zero eight four kilometers:

838 dm ≅ 0.084 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eleven point nine three three times eight hundred thirty-eight decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to kilometers