Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to deciliters is 4.73176475, which means that 1 pint is equal to 4.73176475 deciliters:

1 pt = 4.73176475 dL

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

1 pt → 4.73176475 dL

4.2 pt → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 4.2 pt × 4.73176475 dL

V_(dL) = 19.87341195 dL

The final result is:

4.2 pt → 19.87341195 dL

We conclude that 4.2 pints is equivalent to 19.87341195 deciliters:

4.2 pints = 19.87341195 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.050318485950773 × 4.2 pints.

Another way is saying that 4.2 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.050318485950773 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

4.2 pt ≅ 19.873 dL

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

Conversion table

pints to deciliters chart

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