Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from liters to deciliters is 10, which means that 1 liter is equal to 10 deciliters:
1 L = 10 dL
To convert 12 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 L → 10 dL
12 L → V(dL)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in deciliters:
V(dL) = 12 L × 10 dL
V(dL) = 120 dL
The final result is:
12 L → 120 dL
We conclude that 12 liters is equivalent to 120 deciliters:
12 liters = 120 deciliters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 12 liters.
Another way is saying that 12 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 deciliters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve liters is approximately one hundred twenty deciliters:
12 L ≅ 120 dL
An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times twelve liters.
Conversion table
liters to deciliters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to deciliters
liters (L) | deciliters (dL) |
---|---|
13 liters | 130 deciliters |
14 liters | 140 deciliters |
15 liters | 150 deciliters |
16 liters | 160 deciliters |
17 liters | 170 deciliters |
18 liters | 180 deciliters |
19 liters | 190 deciliters |
20 liters | 200 deciliters |
21 liters | 210 deciliters |
22 liters | 220 deciliters |