260 decimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 260 decimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dm}=0.1\mathrm{m}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of meters.

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

Conclusion: 260 ⁢ dm = 26.0 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.0384615384615385 times 260 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 260 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0384615384615385}}$ meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and sixty decimeters is about zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point zero four times two hundred and sixty decimeters.