Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from liters to deciliters is 10, which means that 1 liter is equal to 10 deciliters:
1 L = 10 dL
To convert 7.2 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 7.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to deciliters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 L → 10 dL
7.2 L → V(dL)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in deciliters:
V(dL) = 7.2 L × 10 dL
V(dL) = 72 dL
The final result is:
7.2 L → 72 dL
We conclude that 7.2 liters is equivalent to 72 deciliters:
7.2 liters = 72 deciliters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.013888888888889 × 7.2 liters.
Another way is saying that 7.2 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013888888888889 deciliters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven point two liters is approximately seventy-two deciliters:
7.2 L ≅ 72 dL
An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point zero one four times seven point two liters.
Conversion table
liters to deciliters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to deciliters
liters (L) | deciliters (dL) |
---|---|
8.2 liters | 82 deciliters |
9.2 liters | 92 deciliters |
10.2 liters | 102 deciliters |
11.2 liters | 112 deciliters |
12.2 liters | 122 deciliters |
13.2 liters | 132 deciliters |
14.2 liters | 142 deciliters |
15.2 liters | 152 deciliters |
16.2 liters | 162 deciliters |
17.2 liters | 172 deciliters |