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 502 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 502 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

502 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 502 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 5.02 dm

The final result is:

502 mm → 5.02 dm

We conclude that 502 millimeters is equivalent to 5.02 decimeters:

502 millimeters = 5.02 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.199203187251 × 502 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 502 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.199203187251 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

502 mm ≅ 5.02 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one nine nine times five hundred two 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