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 55 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 55 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
55 mm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 55 mm × 0.01 dm
L(dm) = 0.55 dm
The final result is:
55 mm → 0.55 dm
We conclude that 55 millimeters is equivalent to 0.55 decimeters:
55 millimeters = 0.55 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 1.8181818181818 × 55 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 55 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8181818181818 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five millimeters is approximately zero point five five decimeters:
55 mm ≅ 0.55 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately one point eight one eight times fifty-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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56 millimeters | 0.56 decimeters |
57 millimeters | 0.57 decimeters |
58 millimeters | 0.58 decimeters |
59 millimeters | 0.59 decimeters |
60 millimeters | 0.6 decimeters |
61 millimeters | 0.61 decimeters |
62 millimeters | 0.62 decimeters |
63 millimeters | 0.63 decimeters |
64 millimeters | 0.64 decimeters |
65 millimeters | 0.65 decimeters |