Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:
1 dm = 0.0001 km
To convert 4200 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 4200 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 0.0001 km
4200 dm → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 4200 dm × 0.0001 km
L(km) = 0.42 km
The final result is:
4200 dm → 0.42 km
We conclude that 4200 decimeters is equivalent to 0.42 kilometers:
4200 decimeters = 0.42 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.3809523809524 × 4200 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 4200 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3809523809524 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred decimeters is approximately zero point four two kilometers:
4200 dm ≅ 0.42 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point three eight one times four thousand two hundred decimeters.
Conversion table
decimeters to kilometers chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to kilometers
decimeters (dm) | kilometers (km) |
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4201 decimeters | 0.42 kilometers |
4202 decimeters | 0.42 kilometers |
4203 decimeters | 0.42 kilometers |
4204 decimeters | 0.42 kilometers |
4205 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |
4206 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |
4207 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |
4208 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |
4209 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |
4210 decimeters | 0.421 kilometers |