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 742 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 742 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

742 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 742 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 7.42 dm

The final result is:

742 mm → 7.42 dm

We conclude that 742 millimeters is equivalent to 7.42 decimeters:

742 millimeters = 7.42 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.13477088948787 × 742 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 742 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13477088948787 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

742 mm ≅ 7.42 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one three five times seven hundred forty-two 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