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 38.5 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 38.5 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

38.5 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 38.5 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 2.4062500000081 cup

The final result is:

38.5 tbsp → 2.4062500000081 cup

We conclude that 38.5 tablespoons is equivalent to 2.4062500000081 cups:

38.5 tablespoons = 2.4062500000081 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.41558441558301 × 38.5 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 38.5 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41558441558301 cups.

Approximate result

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

38.5 tbsp ≅ 2.406 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point four one six times thirty-eight point five 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