Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to gallons is 0.026417205124156, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.026417205124156 gallons:

1 dL = 0.026417205124156 gal

To convert 12 deciliters into gallons we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.026417205124156 gal

12 dL → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 12 dL × 0.026417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 0.31700646148987 gal

The final result is:

12 dL → 0.31700646148987 gal

We conclude that 12 deciliters is equivalent to 0.31700646148987 gallons:

12 deciliters = 0.31700646148987 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 3.1545098333333 × 12 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 12 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1545098333333 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve deciliters is approximately zero point three one seven gallons:

12 dL ≅ 0.317 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately three point one five five times twelve deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to gallons chart

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