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How many tablespoons in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in a US cup. ½ cup is 8 tablespoons, ¼ cup is 4, and ⅓ cup is 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
Measure it: 1 cup
Cups to tablespoons chart
| Cups | Tablespoons | How to measure |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cups of all-purpose flour | 2 | 2 tbsp |
| ¼ cups of all-purpose flour | 4 | ¼ cup |
| ⅓ cups of all-purpose flour | 5.33 | ⅓ cup |
| ½ cups of all-purpose flour | 8 | ½ cup |
| ⅔ cups of all-purpose flour | 10.7 | ⅔ cup |
| ¾ cups of all-purpose flour | 12 | ¾ cup |
| 1 cup of all-purpose flour | 16 | 1 cup |
If you lost the ¼ cup measure, 4 level tablespoons is exact. For ⅔ cup use 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons.
A metric (250 ml) cup holds 16.7 metric tablespoons of 15 ml, or 12.5 Australian 20 ml tablespoons.
Questions
How many tablespoons in ¼ cup?
4 tablespoons.
How many tablespoons in ⅓ cup?
5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon.
How many tablespoons in ¾ cup?
12 tablespoons.