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 5 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 5 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

5 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 5 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 0.05 dL

The final result is:

5 ml → 0.05 dL

We conclude that 5 milliliters is equivalent to 0.05 deciliters:

5 milliliters = 0.05 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 20 × 5 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 5 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 20 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

5 ml ≅ 0.05 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately twenty times five 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