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 480 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 480 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

480 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 480 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 4.8 dL

The final result is:

480 ml → 4.8 dL

We conclude that 480 milliliters is equivalent to 4.8 deciliters:

480 milliliters = 4.8 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.20833333333333 × 480 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 480 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20833333333333 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

480 ml ≅ 4.8 dL

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