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 500 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 500 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

500 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 500 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 5 dL

The final result is:

500 ml → 5 dL

We conclude that 500 milliliters is equivalent to 5 deciliters:

500 milliliters = 5 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.2 × 500 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 500 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.2 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

500 ml ≅ 5 dL

An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point two times five hundred 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