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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