15 millimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 15 millimeters to decimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{mm}=0.01\mathrm{dm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 15 ⁢ mm = 0.15 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 6.66666666666667 times 15 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 15 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{6.66666666666667}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: fifteen millimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about six point six seven times fifteen millimeters.