Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to deciliters is 10, which means that 1 liter is equal to 10 deciliters:

1 L = 10 dL

To convert 42.9 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 42.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 10 dL

42.9 L → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 42.9 L × 10 dL

V_(dL) = 429 dL

The final result is:

42.9 L → 429 dL

We conclude that 42.9 liters is equivalent to 429 deciliters:

42.9 liters = 429 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.0023310023310023 × 42.9 liters.

Another way is saying that 42.9 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023310023310023 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

42.9 L ≅ 429 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point zero zero two times forty-two point nine liters.

Conversion table

liters to deciliters chart

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