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 317 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 317 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

317 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 317 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 3.17 dm

The final result is:

317 mm → 3.17 dm

We conclude that 317 millimeters is equivalent to 3.17 decimeters:

317 millimeters = 3.17 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.31545741324921 × 317 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 317 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31545741324921 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

317 mm ≅ 3.17 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three one five times three hundred seventeen 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