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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to tablespoons is 15.999999999946, which means that 1 cup is equal to 15.999999999946 tablespoons:

1 cup = 15.999999999946 tbsp

To convert 3 cups into tablespoons we have to multiply 3 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 15.999999999946 tbsp

3 cup → V(tbsp)

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

V(tbsp) = 3 cup × 15.999999999946 tbsp

V(tbsp) = 47.999999999838 tbsp

The final result is:

3 cup → 47.999999999838 tbsp

We conclude that 3 cups is equivalent to 47.999999999838 tablespoons:

3 cups = 47.999999999838 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.020833333333404 × 3 cups.

Another way is saying that 3 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333404 tablespoons.

Approximate result

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

3 cup ≅ 48 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero point zero two one times three cups.

Conversion table

cups to tablespoons chart

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

cups (cup) tablespoons (tbsp)
4 cups 64 tablespoons
5 cups 80 tablespoons
6 cups 96 tablespoons
7 cups 112 tablespoons
8 cups 128 tablespoons
9 cups 144 tablespoons
10 cups 160 tablespoons
11 cups 176 tablespoons
12 cups 192 tablespoons
13 cups 208 tablespoons