89 decimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 89 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: 89 ⁢ dm = 8.9 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.112359550561798 times 89 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 89 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.112359550561798}}$ meters.

Approximation

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