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 17 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 17 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

17 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 17 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 0.17 dL

The final result is:

17 ml → 0.17 dL

We conclude that 17 milliliters is equivalent to 0.17 deciliters:

17 milliliters = 0.17 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 5.8823529411765 × 17 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 17 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8823529411765 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

17 ml ≅ 0.17 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately five point eight eight two times seventeen 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