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 2 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 2 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

2 tbsp → V_(tsp)

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

V_(tsp) = 2 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V_(tsp) = 6.0000000000243 tsp

The final result is:

2 tbsp → 6.0000000000243 tsp

We conclude that 2 tablespoons is equivalent to 6.0000000000243 teaspoons:

2 tablespoons = 6.0000000000243 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.16666666666599 × 2 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 2 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16666666666599 teaspoons.

Approximate result

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

2 tbsp ≅ 6 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point one six seven times two 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