Deciliters, abbreviated dL, and kiloliters, abbreviated kL, measure volume, most often with liquids. The liter is the standard unit of liquid volume in the metric system. The prefix "deci-" represents 0.1, while the prefix "kilo-" represents 1,000. This means it takes 10,000 dL to equal 1 kL. You might need to convert from deciliters to kiloliters if you have multiple volume measurements in different units and you want to compare their relative volumes.
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Multiply the number of deciliters by 0.0001 to convert to kiloliters. For example, if you have 500 dL, multiply 500 by 0.0001 to get 0.05 kL.
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Divide the number of deciliters by 10,000 to verify your conversion to kiloliters. In this example, divide 500 by 10,000 to get 0.05 kL.
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Verify your conversion with an online deciliter-to-kiloliter converter (see Resources). Enter the number of deciliters and the number of kiloliters will be displayed.