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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to teaspoons is 3.0000000000122, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 3.0000000000122 teaspoons:

1 tbsp = 3.0000000000122 tsp

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

1 tbsp → 3.0000000000122 tsp

1 tbsp → V(tsp)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in teaspoons:

V(tsp) = 1 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V(tsp) = 3.0000000000122 tsp

The final result is:

1 tbsp → 3.0000000000122 tsp

We conclude that 1 tablespoon is equivalent to 3.0000000000122 teaspoons:

1 tablespoon = 3.0000000000122 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.33333333333198 × 1 tablespoon.

Another way is saying that 1 tablespoon is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33333333333198 teaspoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one tablespoon is approximately three teaspoons:

1 tbsp ≅ 3 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point three three three times one tablespoon.

Conversion table

tablespoons to teaspoons chart

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

tablespoons (tbsp) teaspoons (tsp)
2 tablespoons 6 teaspoons
3 tablespoons 9 teaspoons
4 tablespoons 12 teaspoons
5 tablespoons 15 teaspoons
6 tablespoons 18 teaspoons
7 tablespoons 21 teaspoons
8 tablespoons 24 teaspoons
9 tablespoons 27 teaspoons
10 tablespoons 30 teaspoons
11 tablespoons 33 teaspoons