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 970 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 970 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

970 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 970 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 9.7 dm

The final result is:

970 mm → 9.7 dm

We conclude that 970 millimeters is equivalent to 9.7 decimeters:

970 millimeters = 9.7 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.10309278350515 × 970 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 970 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10309278350515 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

970 mm ≅ 9.7 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one zero three times nine 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