Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from tablespoons to teaspoons is 3.0000000000122, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 3.0000000000122 teaspoons:
1 tbsp = 3.0000000000122 tsp
To convert 16 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 16 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to teaspoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 tbsp → 3.0000000000122 tsp
16 tbsp → V(tsp)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in teaspoons:
V(tsp) = 16 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp
V(tsp) = 48.000000000195 tsp
The final result is:
16 tbsp → 48.000000000195 tsp
We conclude that 16 tablespoons is equivalent to 48.000000000195 teaspoons:
16 tablespoons = 48.000000000195 teaspoons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.020833333333249 × 16 tablespoons.
Another way is saying that 16 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333249 teaspoons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen tablespoons is approximately forty-eight teaspoons:
16 tbsp ≅ 48 tsp
An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero two one times sixteen tablespoons.
Conversion table
tablespoons to teaspoons chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from tablespoons to teaspoons
tablespoons (tbsp) | teaspoons (tsp) |
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17 tablespoons | 51 teaspoons |
18 tablespoons | 54 teaspoons |
19 tablespoons | 57 teaspoons |
20 tablespoons | 60 teaspoons |
21 tablespoons | 63 teaspoons |
22 tablespoons | 66 teaspoons |
23 tablespoons | 69 teaspoons |
24 tablespoons | 72 teaspoons |
25 tablespoons | 75 teaspoons |
26 tablespoons | 78 teaspoons |