There are 10 decimetres in one metre. Therefore, 500 decimetres is equal to 500/10 = 50 metres.
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for metric conversion between meters and decimeters, just move the decimal place one spot to the left (or divide by 10) so the answer is 500 decimeters
There are 10 decimetres in one metre. Therefore, 5 decimetres is equal to 5/10, or one half, of a metre.
There are 10 decimetres in one metre. Therefore, 24.3 decimetres is equal to 24.3/10 = 2.43 metres.
Prefix 'deci' is used to denote sub multiples of meter and uses factor 10-1 or 10 To convert meters to decimeters, value of meters have to be divided by factor used with prefix 'deci': 50 meters = 50 / 10-1 = 50 / 0.1 = 500 decimeters
70 decimetres = 7 metres