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 997 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 997 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

997 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 997 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 99.7 m

The final result is:

997 dm → 99.7 m

We conclude that 997 decimeters is equivalent to 99.7 meters:

997 decimeters = 99.7 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.010030090270812 × 997 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 997 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010030090270812 meters.

Approximate result

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

997 dm ≅ 99.7 m

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