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 970 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 970 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

970 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 970 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 97 m

The final result is:

970 dm → 97 m

We conclude that 970 decimeters is equivalent to 97 meters:

970 decimeters = 97 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.010309278350515 × 970 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 970 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010309278350515 meters.

Approximate result

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

970 dm ≅ 97 m

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