5 deciliters in milliliters

Result

The conversion result is: 5 deciliters is equivalent to 500 milliliters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 deciliters to milliliters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 dl ≈ 100 ml.

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

1 dl / 5 dl ≈ 100 ml / x ml

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

x ml ≈ (5 dl / 1 dl) * 100 ml → x ml ≈ 500 ml

Conclusion:

5 dl ≈ 500 ml

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.002 times 5 deciliters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 deciliters is equal to 1 / 0.002 milliliters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five deciliters is about five hundred milliliters, or alternatively, a milliliter is about zero times five deciliters.