Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to tablespoons is 15.999999999946, which means that 1 cup is equal to 15.999999999946 tablespoons:

1 cup = 15.999999999946 tbsp

To convert 5042 cups into tablespoons we have to multiply 5042 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 15.999999999946 tbsp

5042 cup → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 5042 cup × 15.999999999946 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 80671.999999727 tbsp

The final result is:

5042 cup → 80671.999999727 tbsp

We conclude that 5042 cups is equivalent to 80671.999999727 tablespoons:

5042 cups = 80671.999999727 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 1.2395874652957E-5 × 5042 cups.

Another way is saying that 5042 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2395874652957E-5 tablespoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-two cups is approximately eighty thousand six hundred seventy-two tablespoons:

5042 cup ≅ 80672 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero times five thousand forty-two cups.

Conversion table

cups to tablespoons chart

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