Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to tablespoons is 15.999999999946, which means that 1 cup is equal to 15.999999999946 tablespoons:

1 cup = 15.999999999946 tbsp

To convert 16 cups into tablespoons we have to multiply 16 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 15.999999999946 tbsp

16 cup → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 16 cup × 15.999999999946 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 255.99999999913 tbsp

The final result is:

16 cup → 255.99999999913 tbsp

We conclude that 16 cups is equivalent to 255.99999999913 tablespoons:

16 cups = 255.99999999913 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.0039062500000132 × 16 cups.

Another way is saying that 16 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039062500000132 tablespoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen cups is approximately two hundred fifty-six tablespoons:

16 cup ≅ 256 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero point zero zero four times sixteen cups.

Conversion table

cups to tablespoons chart

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