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 397 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 397 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

397 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 397 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 3.97 dm

The final result is:

397 mm → 3.97 dm

We conclude that 397 millimeters is equivalent to 3.97 decimeters:

397 millimeters = 3.97 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.25188916876574 × 397 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 397 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25188916876574 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

397 mm ≅ 3.97 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two five two times three hundred ninety-seven 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