Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to cups is 0.062500000000211, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.062500000000211 cups:

1 tbsp = 0.062500000000211 cup

To convert 3.8 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 3.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.062500000000211 cup

3.8 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3.8 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 0.2375000000008 cup

The final result is:

3.8 tbsp → 0.2375000000008 cup

We conclude that 3.8 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.2375000000008 cups:

3.8 tablespoons = 0.2375000000008 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 4.2105263157752 × 3.8 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 3.8 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 4.2105263157752 cups.

Approximate result

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

3.8 tbsp ≅ 0.238 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately four point two one one times three point eight tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to cups chart

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