988 decimeters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 988 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: 988 ⁢ dm = 0.0988 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 10.1214574898785 times 988 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 988 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{10.1214574898785}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: nine hundred and eighty-eight decimeters is about zero point one zero kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about ten point one one times nine hundred and eighty-eight decimeters.