242 decimeters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 242 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: 242 ⁢ dm = 0.024200000000000003 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 41.3223140495868 times 242 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 242 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{41.3223140495868}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

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