Unit Converter
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 42.4 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 42.4 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
42.4 dm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 42.4 dm × 0.1 m
L(m) = 4.24 m
The final result is:
42.4 dm → 4.24 m
We conclude that 42.4 decimeters is equivalent to 4.24 meters:
42.4 decimeters = 4.24 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.23584905660377 × 42.4 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 42.4 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23584905660377 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point four decimeters is approximately four point two four meters:
42.4 dm ≅ 4.24 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two three six times forty-two point four 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
decimeters (dm) | meters (m) |
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43.4 decimeters | 4.34 meters |
44.4 decimeters | 4.44 meters |
45.4 decimeters | 4.54 meters |
46.4 decimeters | 4.64 meters |
47.4 decimeters | 4.74 meters |
48.4 decimeters | 4.84 meters |
49.4 decimeters | 4.94 meters |
50.4 decimeters | 5.04 meters |
51.4 decimeters | 5.14 meters |
52.4 decimeters | 5.24 meters |