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 5.5 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 5.5 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
5.5 mm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 5.5 mm × 0.01 dm
L(dm) = 0.055 dm
The final result is:
5.5 mm → 0.055 dm
We conclude that 5.5 millimeters is equivalent to 0.055 decimeters:
5.5 millimeters = 0.055 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 18.181818181818 × 5.5 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 5.5 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 18.181818181818 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point five millimeters is approximately zero point zero five five decimeters:
5.5 mm ≅ 0.055 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately eighteen point one eight two times five point five 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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6.5 millimeters | 0.065 decimeters |
7.5 millimeters | 0.075 decimeters |
8.5 millimeters | 0.085 decimeters |
9.5 millimeters | 0.095 decimeters |
10.5 millimeters | 0.105 decimeters |
11.5 millimeters | 0.115 decimeters |
12.5 millimeters | 0.125 decimeters |
13.5 millimeters | 0.135 decimeters |
14.5 millimeters | 0.145 decimeters |
15.5 millimeters | 0.155 decimeters |