3 millimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 3 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: 3 ⁢ mm = 0.03 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 33.3333333333333 times 3 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 3 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{33.3333333333333}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: three millimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about thirty-three point three two times three millimeters.