170 decimeters in meters

Result

The conversion result is: 170 decimeters is equivalent to 17 meters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 170 decimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 dm = 0.1 m.

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

1 dm / 170 dm = 0.1 m / x m

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

x m = (170 dm / 1 dm) * 0.1 m → x m = 17.0 m

Conclusion:

170 dm = 17.0 m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.0588235294117647 times 170 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 170 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.0588235294117647 meters.

Approximation

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