270 decimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 270 decimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dm}=0.1\mathrm{m}$

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

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

Conclusion: 270 ⁢ dm = 27.0 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.037037037037037 times 270 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 270 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.037037037037037}}$ meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and seventy decimeters is about zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point zero four times two hundred and seventy decimeters.