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 4.2 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 4.2 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

4.2 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 4.2 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 0.042 dL

The final result is:

4.2 ml → 0.042 dL

We conclude that 4.2 milliliters is equivalent to 0.042 deciliters:

4.2 milliliters = 0.042 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 23.809523809524 × 4.2 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 4.2 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 23.809523809524 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

4.2 ml ≅ 0.042 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately twenty-three point eight one times four point two 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