17 deciliters in liters

Result

The conversion result is: 17 deciliters is equivalent to 1.7 liters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 17 deciliters to liters?

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

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

1 dl / 17 dl ≈ 0.1 liter / x liter

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

x liter ≈ (17 dl / 1 dl) * 0.1 liter → x liter ≈ 1.7000000000000002 liter

Conclusion:

17 dl ≈ 1.7000000000000002 liter

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 liter is equal to 0.588235294117647 times 17 deciliters.

It can also be expressed as: 17 deciliters is equal to 1 / 0.588235294117647 liters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventeen deciliters is about zero liters, or alternatively, a liter is about zero point five nine times seventeen deciliters.