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 502 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 502 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

502 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 502 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 5.02 dL

The final result is:

502 ml → 5.02 dL

We conclude that 502 milliliters is equivalent to 5.02 deciliters:

502 milliliters = 5.02 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.199203187251 × 502 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 502 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.199203187251 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

502 ml ≅ 5.02 dL

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