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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)
1/2 cup

8 tbsp = 1/2 cup

Exactly 1/2 cup

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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 8 ÷ 16 = 0.5 cups
  2. Round to the nearest measuring cup 0.5 → 1/2 cup
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1/2 cup

Nearby values

Tablespoons Cups (US) Exact Milliliters
5 tbsp 1/3 cup 0.31 73.93
6 tbsp 1/3 cup 0.38 88.72
7 tbsp 1/2 cup 0.44 103.51
8 tbsp 1/2 cup 0.5 118.29
9 tbsp 1/2 cup 0.56 133.08
10 tbsp 2/3 cup 0.63 147.87
11 tbsp 2/3 cup 0.69 162.65

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