Unit Converter
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 270 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 270 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
270 mm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 270 mm × 0.01 dm
L(dm) = 2.7 dm
The final result is:
270 mm → 2.7 dm
We conclude that 270 millimeters is equivalent to 2.7 decimeters:
270 millimeters = 2.7 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.37037037037037 × 270 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 270 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.37037037037037 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy millimeters is approximately two point seven decimeters:
270 mm ≅ 2.7 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three seven times two hundred seventy 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
millimeters (mm) | decimeters (dm) |
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271 millimeters | 2.71 decimeters |
272 millimeters | 2.72 decimeters |
273 millimeters | 2.73 decimeters |
274 millimeters | 2.74 decimeters |
275 millimeters | 2.75 decimeters |
276 millimeters | 2.76 decimeters |
277 millimeters | 2.77 decimeters |
278 millimeters | 2.78 decimeters |
279 millimeters | 2.79 decimeters |
280 millimeters | 2.8 decimeters |