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Cups to tablespoons

Convert US cups (or fractions like 1/3 cup) to tablespoons, with the math shown step by step.

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Tablespoons
20 tbsp

1 1/4 cups = 20 tbsp

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How it works

tbsp = cups × 16

There are exactly 16 tablespoons in a US cup, so multiply by 16. Handy when you only have a tablespoon: 1/4 cup is 4 tablespoons.

  1. Multiply by 16 1.25 × 16 = 20 tbsp
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1 full cup, plus 1/4 cup

Nearby values

Cups (US) Tablespoons Teaspoons Milliliters
1/2 cup 8 tbsp 24 118.29
3/4 cup 12 tbsp 36 177.44
1 cup 16 tbsp 48 236.59
1 1/4 cups 20 tbsp 60 295.74
1 1/2 cups 24 tbsp 72 354.88
1 3/4 cups 28 tbsp 84 414.03
2 cups 32 tbsp 96 473.18

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