Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to liters is 0.1, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.1 liters:

1 dL = 0.1 L

To convert 40 deciliters into liters we have to multiply 40 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.1 L

40 dL → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 40 dL × 0.1 L

V_(L) = 4 L

The final result is:

40 dL → 4 L

We conclude that 40 deciliters is equivalent to 4 liters:

40 deciliters = 4 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.25 × 40 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 40 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty deciliters is approximately four liters:

40 dL ≅ 4 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point two five times forty deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to liters chart

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