Conversion formula

The conversion factor from teaspoons to cups is 0.020833333333319, which means that 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.020833333333319 cups:

1 tsp = 0.020833333333319 cup

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

1 tsp → 0.020833333333319 cup

16 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 16 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 0.33333333333311 cup

The final result is:

16 tsp → 0.33333333333311 cup

We conclude that 16 teaspoons is equivalent to 0.33333333333311 cups:

16 teaspoons = 0.33333333333311 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 3.000000000002 × 16 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 16 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.000000000002 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen teaspoons is approximately zero point three three three cups:

16 tsp ≅ 0.333 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately three times sixteen teaspoons.

Conversion table

teaspoons to cups chart

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