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 180 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 180 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

180 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 180 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 18 m

The final result is:

180 dm → 18 m

We conclude that 180 decimeters is equivalent to 18 meters:

180 decimeters = 18 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.055555555555556 × 180 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 180 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.055555555555556 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred eighty decimeters is approximately eighteen meters:

180 dm ≅ 18 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero five six times one hundred eighty 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