Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to deciliters is 0.01, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.01 deciliters:

1 ml = 0.01 dL

To convert 42 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.01 dL

42 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 42 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 0.42 dL

The final result is:

42 ml → 0.42 dL

We conclude that 42 milliliters is equivalent to 0.42 deciliters:

42 milliliters = 0.42 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 2.3809523809524 × 42 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 42 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3809523809524 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

42 ml ≅ 0.42 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately two point three eight one times forty-two milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to deciliters chart

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