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 480 deciliters into liters we have to multiply 480 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

480 dL → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 480 dL × 0.1 L

V_(L) = 48 L

The final result is:

480 dL → 48 L

We conclude that 480 deciliters is equivalent to 48 liters:

480 deciliters = 48 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 480 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 480 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 liters.

Approximate result

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

480 dL ≅ 48 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point zero two one times four hundred eighty 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