55 decimeters in meters

Result

The conversion result is: 55 decimeters is equivalent to 5.5 meters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 55 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 / 55 dm = 0.1 m / x m

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

x m = (55 dm / 1 dm) * 0.1 m → x m = 5.5 m

Conclusion:

55 dm = 5.5 m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.181818181818182 times 55 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 55 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.181818181818182 meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: fifty-five decimeters is about zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point one eight times fifty-five decimeters.