697 millimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 697 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: 697 ⁢ mm = 6.97 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.143472022955524 times 697 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 697 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.143472022955524}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

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