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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 72 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 72 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

72 dm → L(mm)

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

L(mm) = 72 dm × 100 mm

L(mm) = 7200 mm

The final result is:

72 dm → 7200 mm

We conclude that 72 decimeters is equivalent to 7200 millimeters:

72 decimeters = 7200 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00013888888888889 × 72 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 72 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013888888888889 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

72 dm ≅ 7200 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times seventy-two 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

decimeters (dm) millimeters (mm)
73 decimeters 7300 millimeters
74 decimeters 7400 millimeters
75 decimeters 7500 millimeters
76 decimeters 7600 millimeters
77 decimeters 7700 millimeters
78 decimeters 7800 millimeters
79 decimeters 7900 millimeters
80 decimeters 8000 millimeters
81 decimeters 8100 millimeters
82 decimeters 8200 millimeters