Unit Converter
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 20 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 20 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
20 L → V(dL)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in deciliters:
V(dL) = 20 L × 10 dL
V(dL) = 200 dL
The final result is:
20 L → 200 dL
We conclude that 20 liters is equivalent to 200 deciliters:
20 liters = 200 deciliters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.005 × 20 liters.
Another way is saying that 20 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.005 deciliters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty liters is approximately two hundred deciliters:
20 L ≅ 200 dL
An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point zero zero five times twenty 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) |
---|---|
21 liters | 210 deciliters |
22 liters | 220 deciliters |
23 liters | 230 deciliters |
24 liters | 240 deciliters |
25 liters | 250 deciliters |
26 liters | 260 deciliters |
27 liters | 270 deciliters |
28 liters | 280 deciliters |
29 liters | 290 deciliters |
30 liters | 300 deciliters |