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 980 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 980 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

980 dm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 980 dm × 100 mm

L_(mm) = 98000 mm

The final result is:

980 dm → 98000 mm

We conclude that 980 decimeters is equivalent to 98000 millimeters:

980 decimeters = 98000 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 1.0204081632653E-5 × 980 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 980 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0204081632653E-5 millimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty decimeters is approximately ninety-eight thousand millimeters:

980 dm ≅ 98000 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty 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