42 deciliters in US customary cups

Conversion formula
How to convert 42 deciliters to US customary cups?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dl}\approx 0.422675283773037\mathrm{uscup}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of US customary cups.

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

Conclusion: 42 ⁢ dl ≈ 17.752361918467553 ⁢ uscup

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 US customary cup is equal to 0.0563305325 times 42 deciliters.

It can also be expressed as: 42 deciliters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0563305325}}$ US customary cups.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two deciliters is about seventeen point seven five US customary cups, or alternatively, a US customary cup is about zero point zero six times forty-two deciliters.