400 deciliters in liters

Conversion formula
How to convert 400 deciliters to liters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dl}\approx 0.1\mathrm{liter}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of liters.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 400 ⁢ dl ≈ 40.0 ⁢ liter

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 liter is equal to 0.025 times 400 deciliters.

It can also be expressed as: 400 deciliters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.025}}$ liters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: four hundred deciliters is about zero liters, or alternatively, a liter is about zero point zero three times four hundred deciliters.