Conversion formula

The conversion factor from teaspoons to cups is 0.020833333333319, which means that 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.020833333333319 cups:

1 tsp = 0.020833333333319 cup

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

1 tsp → 0.020833333333319 cup

12 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 12 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 0.24999999999983 cup

The final result is:

12 tsp → 0.24999999999983 cup

We conclude that 12 teaspoons is equivalent to 0.24999999999983 cups:

12 teaspoons = 0.24999999999983 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 4.0000000000027 × 12 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 12 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 4.0000000000027 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve teaspoons is approximately zero point two five cups:

12 tsp ≅ 0.25 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately four times twelve teaspoons.

Conversion table

teaspoons to cups chart

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