Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to liters is 0.1, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.1 liters:

1 dL = 0.1 L

To convert 1200 deciliters into liters we have to multiply 1200 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.1 L

1200 dL → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 1200 dL × 0.1 L

V_(L) = 120 L

The final result is:

1200 dL → 120 L

We conclude that 1200 deciliters is equivalent to 120 liters:

1200 deciliters = 120 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 1200 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 1200 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 liters.

Approximate result

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

1200 dL ≅ 120 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times one thousand two hundred deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to liters chart

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