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minus-squareharmsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year ago3 teaspoons in a tablespoon. 16 tablespoons in a cup 4 cups in a quart. 3x16x4=192 teaspoons in a quart.
minus-squareSubstance_P@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoIs that a metric or imperial cup and teaspoon?
minus-squareharmsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s Murrikan cup and teaspoon.
minus-squarexor@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAh right, quick adjustments needed then, one UK cup is 25/24ths of a US cup, and a UK teaspoon is 0.986 US ones Simple 👍
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoExcept if it’s Maple syrup, in this case the cup is probably a Canadian cup. One Canadian cup is 0.96076 US cup. Imperial is great !
minus-squareHamartiogoniclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMuch more exciting than just moving the decimal point when doing conversions, isn’t it. You never know if you’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way by multiplying with 14 instead of 12. So much fun.
3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.
16 tablespoons in a cup
4 cups in a quart.
3x16x4=192 teaspoons in a quart.
Is that a metric or imperial cup and teaspoon?
It’s Murrikan cup and teaspoon.
Ah right, quick adjustments needed then, one UK cup is 25/24ths of a US cup, and a UK teaspoon is 0.986 US ones
Simple 👍
Except if it’s Maple syrup, in this case the cup is probably a Canadian cup. One Canadian cup is 0.96076 US cup.
Imperial is great !
Much more exciting than just moving the decimal point when doing conversions, isn’t it. You never know if you’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way by multiplying with 14 instead of 12. So much fun.