Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to millimeters is 100, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 100 millimeters:

1 dm = 100 mm

To convert 5500 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 5500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 100 mm

5500 dm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 5500 dm × 100 mm

L_(mm) = 550000 mm

The final result is:

5500 dm → 550000 mm

We conclude that 5500 decimeters is equivalent to 550000 millimeters:

5500 decimeters = 550000 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 1.8181818181818E-6 × 5500 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5500 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8181818181818E-6 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

5500 dm ≅ 550000 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times five thousand five hundred decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to millimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to millimeters