508 decimeters in meters

Result

The conversion result is: 508 decimeters is equivalent to 50.8 meters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 508 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 / 508 dm = 0.1 m / x m

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

x m = (508 dm / 1 dm) * 0.1 m → x m = 50.800000000000004 m

Conclusion:

508 dm = 50.800000000000004 m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.0196850393700787 times 508 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 508 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.0196850393700787 meters.

Approximation

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