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 770 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 770 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

770 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 770 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 7.7 dm

The final result is:

770 mm → 7.7 dm

We conclude that 770 millimeters is equivalent to 7.7 decimeters:

770 millimeters = 7.7 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.12987012987013 × 770 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 770 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12987012987013 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

770 mm ≅ 7.7 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one three times seven hundred seventy 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