Conversion formula

The conversion factor from deciliters to cups is 0.42267528198649, which means that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.42267528198649 cups:

1 dL = 0.42267528198649 cup

To convert 20.5 deciliters into cups we have to multiply 20.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from deciliters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dL → 0.42267528198649 cup

20.5 dL → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 20.5 dL × 0.42267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 8.6648432807231 cup

The final result is:

20.5 dL → 8.6648432807231 cup

We conclude that 20.5 deciliters is equivalent to 8.6648432807231 cups:

20.5 deciliters = 8.6648432807231 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.11540889634146 × 20.5 deciliters.

Another way is saying that 20.5 deciliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11540889634146 cups.

Approximate result

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

20.5 dL ≅ 8.665 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point one one five times twenty point five deciliters.

Conversion table

deciliters to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from deciliters to cups