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 140 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 140 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

140 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 140 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 1.4 dm

The final result is:

140 mm → 1.4 dm

We conclude that 140 millimeters is equivalent to 1.4 decimeters:

140 millimeters = 1.4 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.71428571428571 × 140 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 140 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.71428571428571 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

140 mm ≅ 1.4 dm

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