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 240 teaspoons into cups we have to multiply 240 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

240 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 240 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 4.9999999999966 cup

The final result is:

240 tsp → 4.9999999999966 cup

We conclude that 240 teaspoons is equivalent to 4.9999999999966 cups:

240 teaspoons = 4.9999999999966 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.20000000000014 × 240 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 240 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20000000000014 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty teaspoons is approximately five cups:

240 tsp ≅ 5 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point two times two hundred forty 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