Tablespoons to Cups Converter
Use the standard US relationship: 16 tablespoons equals 1 cup.
1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
Quick answer
1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons
Formula
Divide the number of US tablespoons by 16 to get US cups.
Reverse conversion: Cups to Tablespoons →Common tablespoons to US cups conversions
| tablespoons | US cups |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 0.063 US cups (1/16) |
| 2 tablespoons | 0.125 US cups (1/8) |
| 4 tablespoons | 0.25 US cups (1/4) |
| 6 tablespoons | 0.375 US cups (3/8) |
| 8 tablespoons | 0.5 US cups (1/2) |
| 10 tablespoons | 0.625 US cups (5/8) |
| 12 tablespoons | 0.75 US cups (3/4) |
| 16 tablespoons | 1 US cup |
| 20 tablespoons | 1.25 US cups (1 1/4) |
| 24 tablespoons | 1.5 US cups (1 1/2) |
| 32 tablespoons | 2 US cups |
Practical examples
- 4 tablespoons = 0.25 US cups (1/4).
- 6 tablespoons = 0.375 US cups (3/8).
- 8 tablespoons = 0.5 US cups (1/2).
Measurement notes
This page uses the US customary cup: 236.5882365 milliliters, not a metric cup.
Common question
Which cup size does this converter use?
It uses the US customary cup, equal to 236.5882365 milliliters. A metric cup is a different volume.
Common exact conversions
- 1 Tablespoon to Cups: 1/16 Cup
- 2 Tablespoons to Cups: 1/8 Cup
- 4 Tablespoons to Cups: 1/4 Cup
- 6 Tablespoons to Cups: 3/8 Cup
- 7 Tablespoons to Cups: 7/16 Cup
- 9 Tablespoons to Cups: 9/16 Cup (0.5625)
- 10 Tablespoons to Cups: 5/8 Cup
- 12 Tablespoons to Cups: 3/4 Cup (0.75)
- 14 Tablespoons to Cups: 7/8 Cup (0.875)
- 15 Tablespoons to Cups: 15/16 Cup (0.938)
- 16 Tablespoons to Cups: 1 Cup
- 18 Tablespoons to Cups: 1 1/8 Cups
- 20 Tablespoons to Cups: 1 1/4 Cups (1.25)
- 24 Tablespoons to Cups: 1.5 Cups
- 32 Tablespoons to Cups: 2 Cups