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 118 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 118 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

118 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 118 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 1.18 dm

The final result is:

118 mm → 1.18 dm

We conclude that 118 millimeters is equivalent to 1.18 decimeters:

118 millimeters = 1.18 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.84745762711864 × 118 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 118 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.84745762711864 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

118 mm ≅ 1.18 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point eight four seven times one hundred eighteen 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