How Many Tablespoons Are in a US Cup?
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Quick answer: There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup. So 1 tablespoon is 0.0625 US cups.
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There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup. So 1 tablespoon is 0.0625 US cups.
To convert US cups to tablespoons, multiply by 16. To go from tablespoons to US cups, multiply by 0.0625.
These are US customary cups. A US nutrition-label cup is rounded to 240 ml and a metric cup in many countries is 250 ml, so check which cup a recipe means.
Us cups to tablespoons chart
| Us cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1 US cup | 16 tablespoons |
| 2 US cups | 32 tablespoons |
| 3 US cups | 48 tablespoons |
| 4 US cups | 64 tablespoons |
| 5 US cups | 80 tablespoons |
| 10 US cups | 160 tablespoons |
| 20 US cups | 320 tablespoons |
| 50 US cups | 800 tablespoons |
| 100 US cups | 1,600 tablespoons |
Tablespoons to US cups chart
| Tablespoons | Us cups |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 0.0625 US cups |
| 2 tablespoons | 0.125 US cups |
| 5 tablespoons | 0.3125 US cups |
| 10 tablespoons | 0.625 US cups |
| 25 tablespoons | 1.5625 US cups |
| 50 tablespoons | 3.125 US cups |
| 100 tablespoons | 6.25 US cups |
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How many tablespoons are in a US cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup. So 1 tablespoon is 0.0625 US cups.
How many US cups are in a tablespoon?
There are 0.0625 US cups in 1 tablespoon.
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