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 1242 teaspoons into cups we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1242 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 25.874999999982 cup

The final result is:

1242 tsp → 25.874999999982 cup

We conclude that 1242 teaspoons is equivalent to 25.874999999982 cups:

1242 teaspoons = 25.874999999982 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.038647342995195 × 1242 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 1242 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.038647342995195 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two teaspoons is approximately twenty-five point eight seven five cups:

1242 tsp ≅ 25.875 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero three nine times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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