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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