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 960 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 960 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

960 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 960 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 96 m

The final result is:

960 dm → 96 m

We conclude that 960 decimeters is equivalent to 96 meters:

960 decimeters = 96 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.010416666666667 × 960 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 960 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010416666666667 meters.

Approximate result

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

960 dm ≅ 96 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one times nine hundred sixty 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