Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to cups is 0.062500000000211, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.062500000000211 cups:

1 tbsp = 0.062500000000211 cup

To convert 14.2 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 14.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.062500000000211 cup

14.2 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 14.2 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 0.887500000003 cup

The final result is:

14.2 tbsp → 0.887500000003 cup

We conclude that 14.2 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.887500000003 cups:

14.2 tablespoons = 0.887500000003 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1267605633765 × 14.2 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 14.2 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1267605633765 cups.

Approximate result

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

14.2 tbsp ≅ 0.888 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point one two seven times fourteen point two tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to cups chart

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