Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to teaspoons is 3.0000000000122, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 3.0000000000122 teaspoons:

1 tbsp = 3.0000000000122 tsp

To convert 4 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 4 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to teaspoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 3.0000000000122 tsp

4 tbsp → V_(tsp)

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

V_(tsp) = 4 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V_(tsp) = 12.000000000049 tsp

The final result is:

4 tbsp → 12.000000000049 tsp

We conclude that 4 tablespoons is equivalent to 12.000000000049 teaspoons:

4 tablespoons = 12.000000000049 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.083333333332995 × 4 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 4 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.083333333332995 teaspoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four tablespoons is approximately twelve teaspoons:

4 tbsp ≅ 12 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero eight three times four tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to teaspoons chart

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