Unit Converter
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 142 millimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 142 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
142 mm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 142 mm × 0.01 dm
L(dm) = 1.42 dm
The final result is:
142 mm → 1.42 dm
We conclude that 142 millimeters is equivalent to 1.42 decimeters:
142 millimeters = 1.42 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.70422535211268 × 142 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 142 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.70422535211268 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two millimeters is approximately one point four two decimeters:
142 mm ≅ 1.42 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point seven zero four times one 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
millimeters (mm) | decimeters (dm) |
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143 millimeters | 1.43 decimeters |
144 millimeters | 1.44 decimeters |
145 millimeters | 1.45 decimeters |
146 millimeters | 1.46 decimeters |
147 millimeters | 1.47 decimeters |
148 millimeters | 1.48 decimeters |
149 millimeters | 1.49 decimeters |
150 millimeters | 1.5 decimeters |
151 millimeters | 1.51 decimeters |
152 millimeters | 1.52 decimeters |