17 liters in deciliters

Conversion formula
How to convert 17 liters to deciliters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{liter}\approx 10\mathrm{dl}$

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

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

Conclusion: 17 ⁢ liter ≈ 170 ⁢ dl

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 deciliter is equal to 0.00588235294117647 times 17 liters.

It can also be expressed as: 17 liters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.00588235294117647}}$ deciliters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventeen liters is about one hundred and seventy deciliters, or alternatively, a deciliter is about zero point zero one times seventeen liters.