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 520 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 520 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

520 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 520 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 5.2 dm

The final result is:

520 mm → 5.2 dm

We conclude that 520 millimeters is equivalent to 5.2 decimeters:

520 millimeters = 5.2 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.19230769230769 × 520 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 520 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19230769230769 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

520 mm ≅ 5.2 dm

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