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 500 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 500 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

500 tbsp → V_(tsp)

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

V_(tsp) = 500 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V_(tsp) = 1500.0000000061 tsp

The final result is:

500 tbsp → 1500.0000000061 tsp

We conclude that 500 tablespoons is equivalent to 1500.0000000061 teaspoons:

500 tablespoons = 1500.0000000061 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.00066666666666396 × 500 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 500 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066666666666396 teaspoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred tablespoons is approximately one thousand five hundred teaspoons:

500 tbsp ≅ 1500 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred 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