Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from tablespoons to teaspoons is 3.0000000000122, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 3.0000000000122 teaspoons:
1 tbsp = 3.0000000000122 tsp
To convert 5.5 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 5.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to teaspoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 tbsp → 3.0000000000122 tsp
5.5 tbsp → V(tsp)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in teaspoons:
V(tsp) = 5.5 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp
V(tsp) = 16.500000000067 tsp
The final result is:
5.5 tbsp → 16.500000000067 tsp
We conclude that 5.5 tablespoons is equivalent to 16.500000000067 teaspoons:
5.5 tablespoons = 16.500000000067 teaspoons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.060606060605815 × 5.5 tablespoons.
Another way is saying that 5.5 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060606060605815 teaspoons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point five tablespoons is approximately sixteen point five teaspoons:
5.5 tbsp ≅ 16.5 tsp
An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero six one times five point five tablespoons.
Conversion table
tablespoons to teaspoons chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from tablespoons to teaspoons
tablespoons (tbsp) | teaspoons (tsp) |
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6.5 tablespoons | 19.5 teaspoons |
7.5 tablespoons | 22.5 teaspoons |
8.5 tablespoons | 25.5 teaspoons |
9.5 tablespoons | 28.5 teaspoons |
10.5 tablespoons | 31.5 teaspoons |
11.5 tablespoons | 34.5 teaspoons |
12.5 tablespoons | 37.5 teaspoons |
13.5 tablespoons | 40.5 teaspoons |
14.5 tablespoons | 43.5 teaspoons |
15.5 tablespoons | 46.5 teaspoons |