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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)
1/3 cup

5.33 tbsp ≈ 1/3 cup

Exact amount 0.333 cups · 1/3 cup is 0.05 ml over

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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 5.33 ÷ 16 = 0.3331 cups
  2. Round to the nearest measuring cup 0.3331 → 1/3 cup
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About 1/3 cup

Nearby values

Tablespoons Cups (US) Exact Milliliters
2.33 tbsp 1/8 cup 0.15 34.45
3.33 tbsp 1/4 cup 0.21 49.24
4.33 tbsp 1/4 cup 0.27 64.03
5.33 tbsp 1/3 cup 0.33 78.81
6.33 tbsp 1/3 cup 0.4 93.6
7.33 tbsp 1/2 cup 0.46 108.39
8.33 tbsp 1/2 cup 0.52 123.17

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