5 centiliters in deciliters

Result

The conversion result is: 5 centiliters is equivalent to 0.5 deciliters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 centiliters to deciliters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 centiliter ≈ 0.1 dl.

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

1 centiliter / 5 centiliter ≈ 0.1 dl / x dl

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

x dl ≈ (5 centiliter / 1 centiliter) * 0.1 dl → x dl ≈ 0.5 dl

Conclusion:

5 centiliter ≈ 0.5 dl

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 deciliter is equal to 2 times 5 centiliters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 centiliters is equal to 1 / 2 deciliters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five centiliters is about zero deciliters, or alternatively, a deciliter is about zero times five centiliters.