Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to decimeters is 0.01, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.01 decimeters:

1 mm = 0.01 dm

To convert 117 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 117 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.01 dm

117 mm → L_(dm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:

L_(dm) = 117 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 1.17 dm

The final result is:

117 mm → 1.17 dm

We conclude that 117 millimeters is equivalent to 1.17 decimeters:

117 millimeters = 1.17 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.85470085470085 × 117 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 117 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.85470085470085 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventeen millimeters is approximately one point one seven decimeters:

117 mm ≅ 1.17 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point eight five five times one hundred seventeen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to decimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to decimeters