Multiply by 10000.
The kilo- prefix means one thousand: 1000
The deci- prefix means one tenth: 1/10
→ 1 dm = 1/10 m
→ 10 dm = 1 m
→ 1 km = 1000 m = 1000 x 10 dm = 10000 dm
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That is the benefit of the International SI units of measurement, being base 10 one can convert to a measurement appropriate to what you are doing by simply multiplying or dividing by 10 - thus while the standard measurement is the meter, kilometers, decimeters and centimeters are all the SAME thing just expressed as a different magnitude
There is not one Milligram is a tiny measurement of weight Kilometers is a measurement of distance.
You should use the relationship of 10 decimeters equal 1 meter. So if you have 4 meters could convert them into 40 decimeters.
The answer is 1.778 decimeters so 2 decimeters if you round.Take 7 inches and times it by 2.54 cm/inches=17.78 centimeters then just convert it to decimeters which is one decimal place over
Well, honey, 20 meters is equal to 200 decimeters. So, if you're trying to convert meters to decimeters, just move that decimal point over one place to the right and voilà! You've got your answer.