Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to fluid ounces is 0.50000000000169, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.50000000000169 fluid ounces:

1 tbsp = 0.50000000000169 fl oz

To convert 1 tablespoon into fluid ounces we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to fluid ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.50000000000169 fl oz

1 tbsp → V_{(fl oz)}

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in fluid ounces:

V_{(fl oz)} = 1 tbsp × 0.50000000000169 fl oz

V_{(fl oz)} = 0.50000000000169 fl oz

The final result is:

1 tbsp → 0.50000000000169 fl oz

We conclude that 1 tablespoon is equivalent to 0.50000000000169 fluid ounces:

1 tablespoon = 0.50000000000169 fluid ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 fluid ounce is equal to 1.9999999999932 × 1 tablespoon.

Another way is saying that 1 tablespoon is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9999999999932 fluid ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one tablespoon is approximately zero point five fluid ounces:

1 tbsp ≅ 0.5 fl oz

An alternative is also that one fluid ounce is approximately two times one tablespoon.

Conversion table

tablespoons to fluid ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from tablespoons to fluid ounces