Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to deciliters is 2.365882375, which means that 1 cup is equal to 2.365882375 deciliters:

1 cup = 2.365882375 dL

To convert 4.2 cups into deciliters we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 2.365882375 dL

4.2 cup → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 4.2 cup × 2.365882375 dL

V_(dL) = 9.936705975 dL

The final result is:

4.2 cup → 9.936705975 dL

We conclude that 4.2 cups is equivalent to 9.936705975 deciliters:

4.2 cups = 9.936705975 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.10063697190155 × 4.2 cups.

Another way is saying that 4.2 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10063697190155 deciliters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two cups is approximately nine point nine three seven deciliters:

4.2 cup ≅ 9.937 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point one zero one times four point two cups.

Conversion table

cups to deciliters chart

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