Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 ml = 0.001 L

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

1 ml → 0.001 L

490 ml → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 490 ml × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 0.49 L

The final result is:

490 ml → 0.49 L

We conclude that 490 milliliters is equivalent to 0.49 liters:

490 milliliters = 0.49 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 2.0408163265306 × 490 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 490 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0408163265306 liters.

Approximate result

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

490 ml ≅ 0.49 L

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

Conversion table

milliliters to liters chart

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