278 US tablespoons in US customary cups

Conversion formula
How to convert 278 US tablespoons to US customary cups?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{ustablespoon}\approx 0.0625\mathrm{uscup}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of US customary cups.

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

Conclusion: 278 ⁢ ustablespoon ≈ 17.375 ⁢ uscup

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 US customary cup is equal to 0.0575539568345324 times 278 US tablespoons.

It can also be expressed as: 278 US tablespoons is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0575539568345324}}$ US customary cups.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and seventy-eight US tablespoons is about seventeen point three seven US customary cups, or alternatively, a US customary cup is about zero point zero six times two hundred and seventy-eight US tablespoons.