Conversion formula

The conversion factor from teaspoons to tablespoons is 0.33333333333198, which means that 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.33333333333198 tablespoons:

1 tsp = 0.33333333333198 tbsp

To convert 17.2 teaspoons into tablespoons we have to multiply 17.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from teaspoons to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tsp → 0.33333333333198 tbsp

17.2 tsp → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 17.2 tsp × 0.33333333333198 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 5.7333333333101 tbsp

The final result is:

17.2 tsp → 5.7333333333101 tbsp

We conclude that 17.2 teaspoons is equivalent to 5.7333333333101 tablespoons:

17.2 teaspoons = 5.7333333333101 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.17441860465187 × 17.2 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 17.2 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17441860465187 tablespoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point two teaspoons is approximately five point seven three three tablespoons:

17.2 tsp ≅ 5.733 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero point one seven four times seventeen point two teaspoons.

Conversion table

teaspoons to tablespoons chart

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