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 550 milliliters into deciliters we have to multiply 550 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

550 ml → V_(dL)

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

V_(dL) = 550 ml × 0.01 dL

V_(dL) = 5.5 dL

The final result is:

550 ml → 5.5 dL

We conclude that 550 milliliters is equivalent to 5.5 deciliters:

550 milliliters = 5.5 deciliters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.18181818181818 × 550 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 550 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18181818181818 deciliters.

Approximate result

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

550 ml ≅ 5.5 dL

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