266 millimeters in decimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 266 millimeters is equivalent to 2.66 decimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 266 millimeters to decimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 mm = 0.01 dm.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of decimeters.

1 mm / 266 mm = 0.01 dm / x dm

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x dm = (266 mm / 1 mm) * 0.01 dm → x dm = 2.66 dm

Conclusion:

266 mm = 2.66 dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.37593984962406 times 266 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 266 millimeters is equal to 1 / 0.37593984962406 decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and sixty-six millimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about zero point three eight times two hundred and sixty-six millimeters.