Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to gallons is 0.026417205124156, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.026417205124156 gallons:

1 dL = 0.026417205124156 gal

To convert 490 deciliters into gallons we have to multiply 490 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.026417205124156 gal

490 dL → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 490 dL × 0.026417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 12.944430510836 gal

The final result is:

490 dL → 12.944430510836 gal

We conclude that 490 deciliters is equivalent to 12.944430510836 gallons:

490 deciliters = 12.944430510836 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.077253302040816 × 490 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 490 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.077253302040816 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety deciliters is approximately twelve point nine four four gallons:

490 dL ≅ 12.944 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero seven seven times four hundred ninety deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to gallons chart

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