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 42 liters into deciliters we have to multiply 42 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
42 L → V(dL)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in deciliters:
V(dL) = 42 L × 10 dL
V(dL) = 420 dL
The final result is:
42 L → 420 dL
We conclude that 42 liters is equivalent to 420 deciliters:
42 liters = 420 deciliters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 deciliter is equal to 0.0023809523809524 × 42 liters.
Another way is saying that 42 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023809523809524 deciliters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two liters is approximately four hundred twenty deciliters:
42 L ≅ 420 dL
An alternative is also that one deciliter is approximately zero point zero zero two times forty-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) |
---|---|
43 liters | 430 deciliters |
44 liters | 440 deciliters |
45 liters | 450 deciliters |
46 liters | 460 deciliters |
47 liters | 470 deciliters |
48 liters | 480 deciliters |
49 liters | 490 deciliters |
50 liters | 500 deciliters |
51 liters | 510 deciliters |
52 liters | 520 deciliters |