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 72 tablespoons into teaspoons we have to multiply 72 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

72 tbsp → V_(tsp)

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

V_(tsp) = 72 tbsp × 3.0000000000122 tsp

V_(tsp) = 216.00000000088 tsp

The final result is:

72 tbsp → 216.00000000088 tsp

We conclude that 72 tablespoons is equivalent to 216.00000000088 teaspoons:

72 tablespoons = 216.00000000088 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.0046296296296108 × 72 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 72 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0046296296296108 teaspoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two tablespoons is approximately two hundred sixteen teaspoons:

72 tbsp ≅ 216 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point zero zero five times seventy-two 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