Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to cups is 0.42267528198649, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.42267528198649 cups:

1 dL = 0.42267528198649 cup

To convert 40.4 deciliters into cups we have to multiply 40.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.42267528198649 cup

40.4 dL → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 40.4 dL × 0.42267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 17.076081392254 cup

The final result is:

40.4 dL → 17.076081392254 cup

We conclude that 40.4 deciliters is equivalent to 17.076081392254 cups:

40.4 deciliters = 17.076081392254 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.058561444925743 × 40.4 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 40.4 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058561444925743 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty point four deciliters is approximately seventeen point zero seven six cups:

40.4 dL ≅ 17.076 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero five nine times forty point four deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to cups chart

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