272 decimeters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 272 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: 272 ⁢ dm = 0.027200000000000002 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 36.7647058823529 times 272 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 272 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{36.7647058823529}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and seventy-two decimeters is about zero point zero three kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about thirty-six point seven five times two hundred and seventy-two decimeters.