12 decimeters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 12 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: 12 ⁢ dm = 0.0012000000000000001 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 833.333333333333 times 12 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 12 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{833.333333333333}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: twelve decimeters is about zero kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about eight hundred and thirty-three point three three times twelve decimeters.