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Tablespoons to cups

Convert tablespoons to US cups, rounded to the nearest measuring cup, with the math shown step by step.

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Cups (US)
1 1/2 cups

24 tbsp = 1 1/2 cups

Exactly 1 1/2 cups

Also equals

How it works

cups = tbsp ÷ 16

There are exactly 16 tablespoons in a US cup, so dividing by 16 gives cups as a decimal. Then round to the nearest measuring cup.

  1. Divide by 16 24 ÷ 16 = 1.5 cups
  2. Round to the nearest measuring cup 1.5 → 1 1/2 cups
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1 full cup, plus 1/2 cup

Nearby values

Tablespoons Cups (US) Exact Milliliters
21 tbsp 1 1/3 cups 1.31 310.52
22 tbsp 1 1/3 cups 1.38 325.31
23 tbsp 1 1/2 cups 1.44 340.1
24 tbsp 1 1/2 cups 1.5 354.88
25 tbsp 1 1/2 cups 1.56 369.67
26 tbsp 1 2/3 cups 1.63 384.46
27 tbsp 1 2/3 cups 1.69 399.24

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