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 260 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 260 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

260 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 260 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 2.6 dm

The final result is:

260 mm → 2.6 dm

We conclude that 260 millimeters is equivalent to 2.6 decimeters:

260 millimeters = 2.6 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.38461538461538 × 260 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 260 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.38461538461538 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

260 mm ≅ 2.6 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three eight five times two hundred sixty 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