55 decimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 55 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: 55 ⁢ dm = 5.5 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.181818181818182 times 55 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 55 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.181818181818182}}$ meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: fifty-five decimeters is about zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point one eight times fifty-five decimeters.