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 13.4 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 13.4 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

13.4 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 13.4 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 0.134 dm

The final result is:

13.4 mm → 0.134 dm

We conclude that 13.4 millimeters is equivalent to 0.134 decimeters:

13.4 millimeters = 0.134 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 7.4626865671642 × 13.4 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 13.4 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.4626865671642 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirteen point four millimeters is approximately zero point one three four decimeters:

13.4 mm ≅ 0.134 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately seven point four six three times thirteen point four 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