Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to gallons is 0.0039062500000132, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.0039062500000132 gallons:

1 tbsp = 0.0039062500000132 gal

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

1 tbsp → 0.0039062500000132 gal

3 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 3 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 0.01171875000004 gal

The final result is:

3 tbsp → 0.01171875000004 gal

We conclude that 3 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.01171875000004 gallons:

3 tablespoons = 0.01171875000004 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 85.333333333045 × 3 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 3 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 85.333333333045 gallons.

Approximate result

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

3 tbsp ≅ 0.012 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately eighty-five point three three three times three tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to gallons chart

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