Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic centimeters to deciliters is 0.01, which means that 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 0.01 deciliters:

1 cm3 = 0.01 dL

To convert 12.5 cubic centimeters into deciliters we have to multiply 12.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic centimeters to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm3 → 0.01 dL

12.5 cm3 → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 12.5 cm3 × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 0.125 dL

The final result is:

12.5 cm3 → 0.125 dL

We conclude that 12.5 cubic centimeters is equivalent to 0.125 deciliters:

12.5 cubic centimeters = 0.125 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 8 × 12.5 cubic centimeters.

Another way is saying that 12.5 cubic centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8 deciliters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point five cubic centimeters is approximately zero point one two five deciliters:

12.5 cm3 ≅ 0.125 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately eight times twelve point five cubic centimeters.

Conversion table

cubic centimeters to deciliters chart

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