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 242 teaspoons into cups we have to multiply 242 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

242 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 242 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 5.0416666666633 cup

The final result is:

242 tsp → 5.0416666666633 cup

We conclude that 242 teaspoons is equivalent to 5.0416666666633 cups:

242 teaspoons = 5.0416666666633 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.19834710743815 × 242 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 242 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19834710743815 cups.

Approximate result

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

242 tsp ≅ 5.042 cup

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