Cups to tablespoons

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

2 1/4 cups = 36 tbsp

Also equals

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.

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Cup 1

Cup 2

Cup 3

2 full cups, plus 1/4 cup

Cups (US)	Tablespoons	Teaspoons	Milliliters
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
2 1/4 cups	36 tbsp	108	532.32
2 1/2 cups	40 tbsp	120	591.47
2 3/4 cups	44 tbsp	132	650.62
3 cups	48 tbsp	144	709.76

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