165 millimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 165 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: 165 ⁢ mm = 1.6500000000000001 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.606060606060606 times 165 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 165 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.606060606060606}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

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