Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to milliliters is 100, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 100 milliliters:

1 dL = 100 ml

To convert 120 deciliters into milliliters we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to milliliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 100 ml

120 dL → V_(ml)

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

V_(ml) = 120 dL × 100 ml

V_(ml) = 12000 ml

The final result is:

120 dL → 12000 ml

We conclude that 120 deciliters is equivalent to 12000 milliliters:

120 deciliters = 12000 milliliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 milliliter is equal to 8.3333333333333E-5 × 120 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 120 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-5 milliliters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty deciliters is approximately twelve thousand milliliters:

120 dL ≅ 12000 ml

An alternative is also that one milliliter is approximately zero times one hundred twenty deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to milliliters chart

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