Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to cups is 0.42267528198649, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.42267528198649 cups:

1 dL = 0.42267528198649 cup

To convert 11.8 deciliters into cups we have to multiply 11.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.42267528198649 cup

11.8 dL → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 11.8 dL × 0.42267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 4.9875683274406 cup

The final result is:

11.8 dL → 4.9875683274406 cup

We conclude that 11.8 deciliters is equivalent to 4.9875683274406 cups:

11.8 deciliters = 4.9875683274406 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.20049850635593 × 11.8 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 11.8 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20049850635593 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eleven point eight deciliters is approximately four point nine eight eight cups:

11.8 dL ≅ 4.988 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point two times eleven point eight deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from deciliters to cups