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 470 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 470 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

470 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 470 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 4.7 dm

The final result is:

470 mm → 4.7 dm

We conclude that 470 millimeters is equivalent to 4.7 decimeters:

470 millimeters = 4.7 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.21276595744681 × 470 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 470 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21276595744681 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

470 mm ≅ 4.7 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two one three times four 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