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 250 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 250 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

250 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 250 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 2.5 dL

The final result is:

250 ml → 2.5 dL

We conclude that 250 milliliters is equivalent to 2.5 deciliters:

250 milliliters = 2.5 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.4 × 250 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 250 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.4 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

250 ml ≅ 2.5 dL

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