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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 5.9 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 5.9 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

5.9 tbsp → V(tsp)

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

V(tsp) = 5.9 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V(tsp) = 17.700000000072 tsp

The final result is:

5.9 tbsp → 17.700000000072 tsp

We conclude that 5.9 tablespoons is equivalent to 17.700000000072 teaspoons:

5.9 tablespoons = 17.700000000072 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.056497175141014 × 5.9 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 5.9 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.056497175141014 teaspoons.

Approximate result

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

5.9 tbsp ≅ 17.7 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero five six times five point nine 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)
6.9 tablespoons 20.7 teaspoons
7.9 tablespoons 23.7 teaspoons
8.9 tablespoons 26.7 teaspoons
9.9 tablespoons 29.7 teaspoons
10.9 tablespoons 32.7 teaspoons
11.9 tablespoons 35.7 teaspoons
12.9 tablespoons 38.7 teaspoons
13.9 tablespoons 41.7 teaspoons
14.9 tablespoons 44.7 teaspoons
15.9 tablespoons 47.7 teaspoons