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 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 42 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 L → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 42 L × 10 dL

V_(dL) = 420 dL

The final result is:

42 L → 420 dL

We conclude that 42 liters is equivalent to 420 deciliters:

42 liters = 420 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.0023809523809524 × 42 liters.

Another way is saying that 42 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023809523809524 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

42 L ≅ 420 dL

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