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 640 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 640 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

640 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 640 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 6.4 dm

The final result is:

640 mm → 6.4 dm

We conclude that 640 millimeters is equivalent to 6.4 decimeters:

640 millimeters = 6.4 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.15625 × 640 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 640 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15625 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

640 mm ≅ 6.4 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one five six times six hundred forty 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