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 4242 tablespoons into gallons we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 4242 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 16.570312500056 gal

The final result is:

4242 tbsp → 16.570312500056 gal

We conclude that 4242 tablespoons is equivalent to 16.570312500056 gallons:

4242 tablespoons = 16.570312500056 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.060348892031856 × 4242 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 4242 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060348892031856 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two tablespoons is approximately sixteen point five seven gallons:

4242 tbsp ≅ 16.57 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six times four thousand two hundred 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