1 deciliter is one-tenth of a liter and 1 milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter.
So: 1 liter = 10 deciliter = 100 centiliter = 1000 milliliter
This means that 1 deciliter is equal to 100 milliliters.
Based on the above:
5 deciliters = 500 milliliters
500+236 = 736
The recipe calls for 736 milliliters of liquid in total.
