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 tablespoons into gallons we have to multiply 42 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 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 42 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 0.16406250000055 gal

The final result is:

42 tbsp → 0.16406250000055 gal

We conclude that 42 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.16406250000055 gallons:

42 tablespoons = 0.16406250000055 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 6.0952380952175 × 42 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 42 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0952380952175 gallons.

Approximate result

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

42 tbsp ≅ 0.164 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately six point zero nine five times forty-two 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