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 508 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 508 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

508 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 508 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 5.08 dL

The final result is:

508 ml → 5.08 dL

We conclude that 508 milliliters is equivalent to 5.08 deciliters:

508 milliliters = 5.08 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.19685039370079 × 508 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 508 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19685039370079 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

508 ml ≅ 5.08 dL

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