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 240 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 240 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

240 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 240 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 2.4 dL

The final result is:

240 ml → 2.4 dL

We conclude that 240 milliliters is equivalent to 2.4 deciliters:

240 milliliters = 2.4 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.41666666666667 × 240 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 240 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41666666666667 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

240 ml ≅ 2.4 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point four one seven times two hundred forty 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