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 46.2 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 46.2 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

46.2 L → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 46.2 L × 10 dL

V_(dL) = 462 dL

The final result is:

46.2 L → 462 dL

We conclude that 46.2 liters is equivalent to 462 deciliters:

46.2 liters = 462 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.0021645021645022 × 46.2 liters.

Another way is saying that 46.2 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021645021645022 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

46.2 L ≅ 462 dL

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