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 13.8 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 13.8 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

13.8 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 13.8 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 0.138 dm

The final result is:

13.8 mm → 0.138 dm

We conclude that 13.8 millimeters is equivalent to 0.138 decimeters:

13.8 millimeters = 0.138 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 7.2463768115942 × 13.8 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 13.8 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.2463768115942 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

13.8 mm ≅ 0.138 dm

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