260 millimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 260 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: 260 ⁢ mm = 2.6 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.384615384615385 times 260 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 260 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.384615384615385}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

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