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 15.8 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 15.8 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

15.8 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 15.8 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 0.98750000000334 cup

The final result is:

15.8 tbsp → 0.98750000000334 cup

We conclude that 15.8 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.98750000000334 cups:

15.8 tablespoons = 0.98750000000334 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.0126582278447 × 15.8 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 15.8 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0126582278447 cups.

Approximate result

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

15.8 tbsp ≅ 0.988 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point zero one three times fifteen point eight 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