The Decimeter (dm) is useful for medium-sized objects like the length of a notebook (2-3 dm), the height of a water bottle (2.5 dm), or the width of a laptop (3-4 dm). Often used in education and everyday measurements. The decameter (dam) is used to measure medium-scale distances like the length of a tennis court (~2.3 dam) or a cricket pitch (~2.0 dam). It’s also practical for land surveying and agricultural plots (e.g., a small field might be 10 dam × 20 dam).
To convert between Decimeter (dm) and Decameter (dam), use the following formulas:
1 Decimeter (dm) = 0.01 Decameter (dam)
1 Decameter (dam) = 100 Decimeter (dm)
1 dm = 1 * 0.01 dam = 0.01 dam
2 dm = 2 * 0.01 dam = 0.02 dam
3 dm = 3 * 0.01 dam = 0.03 dam
5 dm = 5 * 0.01 dam = 0.05 dam
13 dm = 13 * 0.01 dam = 0.13 dam
27 dm = 27 * 0.01 dam = 0.27 dam
52 dm = 52 * 0.01 dam = 0.52 dam
| Decimeter (dm) | Decameter (dam) |
|---|---|
| 1 dm | 0.01 dam |
| 2 dm | 0.02 dam |
| 3 dm | 0.03 dam |
| 5 dm | 0.05 dam |
| 10 dm | 0.1 dam |
| 20 dm | 0.2 dam |
| 30 dm | 0.3 dam |
| 50 dm | 0.5 dam |
| 100 dm | 1 dam |
| 200 dm | 2 dam |
| 500 dm | 5 dam |