585 decimeters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 585 decimeters to kilometers?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dm}=0.0001\mathrm{km}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of kilometers.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 585 ⁢ dm = 0.0585 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 17.0940170940171 times 585 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 585 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{17.0940170940171}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five hundred and eighty-five decimeters is about zero point zero six kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about seventeen point zero eight times five hundred and eighty-five decimeters.