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 15.9 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 15.9 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

15.9 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 15.9 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 0.99375000000336 cup

The final result is:

15.9 tbsp → 0.99375000000336 cup

We conclude that 15.9 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.99375000000336 cups:

15.9 tablespoons = 0.99375000000336 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.0062893081727 × 15.9 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 15.9 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0062893081727 cups.

Approximate result

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

15.9 tbsp ≅ 0.994 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point zero zero six times fifteen point nine 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