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 490 deciliters into liters we have to multiply 490 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

490 dL → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 490 dL × 0.1 L

V_(L) = 49 L

The final result is:

490 dL → 49 L

We conclude that 490 deciliters is equivalent to 49 liters:

490 deciliters = 49 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.020408163265306 × 490 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 490 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020408163265306 liters.

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 forty-nine liters:

490 dL ≅ 49 L

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