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 48 tablespoons into gallons we have to multiply 48 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

48 tbsp → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 48 tbsp × 0.0039062500000132 gal

V_(gal) = 0.18750000000063 gal

The final result is:

48 tbsp → 0.18750000000063 gal

We conclude that 48 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.18750000000063 gallons:

48 tablespoons = 0.18750000000063 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 5.3333333333153 × 48 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 48 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 5.3333333333153 gallons.

Approximate result

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

48 tbsp ≅ 0.188 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately five point three three three times forty-eight 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