Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to tablespoons is 0.06762804511761, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.06762804511761 tablespoons:

1 ml = 0.06762804511761 tbsp

To convert 42 milliliters into tablespoons we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.06762804511761 tbsp

42 ml → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 42 ml × 0.06762804511761 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 2.8403778949396 tbsp

The final result is:

42 ml → 2.8403778949396 tbsp

We conclude that 42 milliliters is equivalent to 2.8403778949396 tablespoons:

42 milliliters = 2.8403778949396 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.35206582961429 × 42 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 42 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.35206582961429 tablespoons.

Approximate result

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

42 ml ≅ 2.84 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero point three five two times forty-two milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to tablespoons chart

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