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 853 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 853 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

853 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 853 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0853 km

The final result is:

853 dm → 0.0853 km

We conclude that 853 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0853 kilometers:

853 decimeters = 0.0853 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 11.723329425557 × 853 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 853 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 11.723329425557 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

853 dm ≅ 0.085 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eleven point seven two three times eight hundred fifty-three 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