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cups to tablespoons Converter

Convert US cups to tablespoons and back — instant, exact, and free. Built for scaling recipes up and down between cup and spoon measures. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Convert cups ⇄ tablespoons

16 tbsp
1 cups = 16 tbsp (US cups & tablespoons)

Formula: 1 cups × 16 = 16 tbsp

How the cups to tablespoons conversion works

A US cup is defined as exactly 16 US tablespoons, so the conversion is a single multiplication: tbsp = cups × 16. Going the other way, cups = tbsp ÷ 16.

Worked example: 1.5 cups of flour is 1.5 × 16 = 24 tbsp. Six tablespoons is 6 ÷ 16 = 0.375 cups — just over a third of a cup.

Because the ratio is exact, this is the most reliable kitchen conversion on the site — no rounding, no density, no US-vs-metric trap. It pairs with our cups to ml converter when you need millilitres instead of spoons.

cups to tablespoons questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?
Exactly 16 US tablespoons. Type any amount above to convert it both ways.
What is the cups to tablespoons formula?
Multiply cups by 16: tbsp = cups × 16. To go back, divide: cups = tbsp ÷ 16.
How many tablespoons is half a cup?
8. A quarter cup is 4 tbsp, and a third of a cup is 5 tbsp plus 1 tsp.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups?
32 (2 × 16).
How many teaspoons are in a cup?
48 (16 × 3). Try our tablespoons to teaspoons converter for the spoons step.

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