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 42.4 tablespoons into gallons we have to multiply 42.4 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

42.4 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 42.4 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 0.16562500000056 gal

The final result is:

42.4 tbsp → 0.16562500000056 gal

We conclude that 42.4 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.16562500000056 gallons:

42.4 tablespoons = 0.16562500000056 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 6.0377358490362 × 42.4 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 42.4 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0377358490362 gallons.

Approximate result

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

42.4 tbsp ≅ 0.166 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately six point zero three eight times forty-two point four 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