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 508 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 508 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

508 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 508 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 5.08 dm

The final result is:

508 mm → 5.08 dm

We conclude that 508 millimeters is equivalent to 5.08 decimeters:

508 millimeters = 5.08 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.19685039370079 × 508 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 508 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19685039370079 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

508 mm ≅ 5.08 dm

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