16 UK tablespoons in metric teaspoons

Conversion

16 UK tablespoons is equivalent to 48 metric teaspoons.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 16 UK tablespoons to metric teaspoons?

We know (by definition) that: $1 brtablespoon \approx 3 brteaspoon$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of metric teaspoons.

\frac{1 brtablespoon}{16 brtablespoon} \approx \frac{3 brteaspoon}{x brteaspoon}

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$ :

x brteaspoon \approx \frac{16 brtablespoon}{1 brtablespoon} * 3 brteaspoon \to x brteaspoon \approx 48 brteaspoon

Conclusion: $16 brtablespoon \approx 48 brteaspoon$

16 UK tablespoons is equivalent to 48 metric teaspoons

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 metric teaspoon is equal to 0.0208333333333333 times 16 UK tablespoons.

It can also be expressed as: 16 UK tablespoons is equal to $\frac{1}{0.0208333333333333}$ metric teaspoons.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: sixteen UK tablespoons is about zero metric teaspoons, or alternatively, a metric teaspoon is about zero point zero two times sixteen UK tablespoons.

Units involved

This is how the units in this conversion are defined:

Uk Tablespoons

"A tablespoon is a large spoon used for serving or eating. In many English-speaking regions, the term now refers to a large spoon used for serving, however, in some regions, including parts of Canada, it is the largest type of spoon used for eating. By extension, the term is used as a measure of volume in cooking. The unit of measurement varies by region: a United Kingdom tablespoon is exactly 15 ml (0.51 US fl oz)."

Wikipedia page of UK tablespoons

Metric Teaspoons

"A teaspoon is an item of cutlery, a measuring instrument, of approximately 5ml, or a unit of measurement of volume (usually abbreviated tsp.). The metric teaspoon as a unit of culinary measure is 5 mL,[12] equivalent to 5 cm3; that is, 1⁄3 UK/Canadian metric tablespoon, or 1⁄4 Australian metric tablespoon."

Wikipedia page of metric teaspoons

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.

Conversion

Conversion formula How to convert 16 UK tablespoons to metric teaspoons?

Conversion in the opposite direction

Approximation

Conversion formula
How to convert 16 UK tablespoons to metric teaspoons?