Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to cups is 0.062500000000211, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.062500000000211 cups:

1 tbsp = 0.062500000000211 cup

To convert 47.2 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 47.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.062500000000211 cup

47.2 tbsp → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 47.2 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 2.95000000001 cup

The final result is:

47.2 tbsp → 2.95000000001 cup

We conclude that 47.2 tablespoons is equivalent to 2.95000000001 cups:

47.2 tablespoons = 2.95000000001 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.33898305084631 × 47.2 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 47.2 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33898305084631 cups.

Approximate result

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

47.2 tbsp ≅ 2.95 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point three three nine times forty-seven point two tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to cups chart

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