Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to deciliters is 0.01, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.01 deciliters:

1 ml = 0.01 dL

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

1 ml → 0.01 dL

120 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 120 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 1.2 dL

The final result is:

120 ml → 1.2 dL

We conclude that 120 milliliters is equivalent to 1.2 deciliters:

120 milliliters = 1.2 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.83333333333333 × 120 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 120 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.83333333333333 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

120 ml ≅ 1.2 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point eight three three times one hundred twenty milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to deciliters chart

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