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Can someone help a mathematically challenged MFP'er?

PKM0515
PKM0515 Posts: 3,090 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I had 1/4 teaspoon of a salad dressing that has 40 calories per TABLESPOON. What percentage of a tablespoon did I have? For example, if I had had 1 teaspoon, I would have put .33 or .34. Assuming that's right (which I'm not totally confident about), should I put .085 of a tablespoon?

Thanks...

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  • MJEekhoff
    MJEekhoff Posts: 58
    .25 = 1/4 You had .25 of 1 tablespoon. 1/4 = 25 of 100

    So think of your tablespoon as 100, a whole.
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    I had 1/4 teaspoon of a salad dressing that has 40 calories per TABLESPOON. What percentage of a tablespoon did I have? For example, if I had had 1 teaspoon, I would have put .33 or .34. Assuming that's right (which I'm not totally confident about), should I put .085 of a tablespoon?

    Thanks...

    Your math is right. How did you manage to use such a teensy amount of dressing though? Haha. I feel like I wouldn't even be able to taste that.
  • AnitaS71
    AnitaS71 Posts: 25 Member
    1/12 or .083T

    Though I don't know if I'd bother to log those 3.33 calories. You'll probably burn more than that typing it in. ;-)
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    According to Google 1 teaspoon equals .33 Tablespoons.
    So 3 teaspoons equals 1 tablespoon...........
    So if you only have a teaspoon, but the recipe calls for tablespoons, use "3x" what it says.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,476 Member
    .25 US tsp = 0.083333331US tblsp

    There are lots of conversion tools online. I used this one :http://www.metric-conversions.org
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    3 x teaspoon = 1 tablespoon

    so 4 (quarters) x 3 (teaspoons) = 1 tablespoon

    12 units = 1 tablespoon

    so you need 1 x 12th of 1 - i would say 0.1 as that is 1 x 10th
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    You are correct. A teaspoon is 1/3 of a tablespoon.
    0.33 x 0.25 = 0.0825
  • flobeedoodle
    flobeedoodle Posts: 176 Member
    1/12 or .083T

    This is correct.
  • AnitraSoto
    AnitraSoto Posts: 725 Member
    There are 3 teaspoons in one Tablespoon, so you had 1/12th of a Tablespoon or .0833333 of a Tablespoon.

    Gosh, that's not very much salad dressing :-D
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,090 Member
    Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate the quick response.

    Peachyxoxoxo, I was only putting it on two pieces of hearts of palm. :smile:
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    The replies would indicate that only 2 out of every 3 respondents read the question correctly. :happy:
  • orapronobis
    orapronobis Posts: 460 Member
    Another way to look at it is, you had 1/4 of 1/3 of a tablespoon. In math, "of" means times. So 1/4 x 1/3 is 1/12 of a tablespoon. To change the fraction 1/12 to a decimal number, divide 12 into 1, and you have 0.83!
  • islandmonkey
    islandmonkey Posts: 546 Member
    .25 US tsp = 0.083333331US tblsp

    There are lots of conversion tools online. I used this one :http://www.metric-conversions.org


    Did you actually just call it a "US" tsp and "US" Tbls?!?!?
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