Conversion formula

The conversion factor from teaspoons to cups is 0.020833333333319, which means that 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.020833333333319 cups:

1 tsp = 0.020833333333319 cup

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

1 tsp → 0.020833333333319 cup

42 tsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 42 tsp × 0.020833333333319 cup

V_(cup) = 0.87499999999941 cup

The final result is:

42 tsp → 0.87499999999941 cup

We conclude that 42 teaspoons is equivalent to 0.87499999999941 cups:

42 teaspoons = 0.87499999999941 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1428571428579 × 42 teaspoons.

Another way is saying that 42 teaspoons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1428571428579 cups.

Approximate result

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

42 tsp ≅ 0.875 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point one four three times forty-two teaspoons.

Conversion table

teaspoons to cups chart

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