500 centiliters in liters

Result

The conversion result is: 500 centiliters is equivalent to 5 liters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 500 centiliters to liters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 centiliter ≈ 0.01 liter.

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

1 centiliter / 500 centiliter ≈ 0.01 liter / x liter

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

x liter ≈ (500 centiliter / 1 centiliter) * 0.01 liter → x liter ≈ 5.0 liter

Conclusion:

500 centiliter ≈ 5.0 liter

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 liter is equal to 0.2 times 500 centiliters.

It can also be expressed as: 500 centiliters is equal to 1 / 0.2 liters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five hundred centiliters is about zero liters, or alternatively, a liter is about zero times five hundred centiliters.