Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to gallons is 0.0039062500000132, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.0039062500000132 gallons:

1 tbsp = 0.0039062500000132 gal

To convert 12 tablespoons into gallons we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.0039062500000132 gal

12 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 12 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 0.046875000000159 gal

The final result is:

12 tbsp → 0.046875000000159 gal

We conclude that 12 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.046875000000159 gallons:

12 tablespoons = 0.046875000000159 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 21.333333333261 × 12 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 12 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 21.333333333261 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve tablespoons is approximately zero point zero four seven gallons:

12 tbsp ≅ 0.047 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately twenty-one point three three three times twelve tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to gallons chart

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