Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from kilometers to decimeters is 10000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 10000 decimeters:
1 km = 10000 dm
To convert 3.8 kilometers into decimeters we have to multiply 3.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 km → 10000 dm
3.8 km → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 3.8 km × 10000 dm
L(dm) = 38000 dm
The final result is:
3.8 km → 38000 dm
We conclude that 3.8 kilometers is equivalent to 38000 decimeters:
3.8 kilometers = 38000 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 2.6315789473684E-5 × 3.8 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 3.8 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.6315789473684E-5 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three point eight kilometers is approximately thirty-eight thousand decimeters:
3.8 km ≅ 38000 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero times three point eight kilometers.
Conversion table
kilometers to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers to decimeters
kilometers (km) | decimeters (dm) |
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4.8 kilometers | 48000 decimeters |
5.8 kilometers | 58000 decimeters |
6.8 kilometers | 68000 decimeters |
7.8 kilometers | 78000 decimeters |
8.8 kilometers | 88000 decimeters |
9.8 kilometers | 98000 decimeters |
10.8 kilometers | 108000 decimeters |
11.8 kilometers | 118000 decimeters |
12.8 kilometers | 128000 decimeters |
13.8 kilometers | 138000 decimeters |