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 42 deciliters into liters we have to multiply 42 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

42 dL → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 42 dL × 0.1 L

V_(L) = 4.2 L

The final result is:

42 dL → 4.2 L

We conclude that 42 deciliters is equivalent to 4.2 liters:

42 deciliters = 4.2 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.23809523809524 × 42 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 42 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23809523809524 liters.

Approximate result

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

42 dL ≅ 4.2 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point two three eight times forty-two 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