What is the formula to convert tablespoons to cups?

cups = tablespoons × 0.0625. 1 tablespoon = 0.0625 cups.

Convert tablespoons to cups

Q: How many cups are in a tablespoon?

1 tablespoon = 0.0625 cups. One tablespoon is 0.0625 cups, so multiply by 0.0625 to convert. That factor is exact by definition. This is the US tablespoon of 14.7868 mL. A metric tablespoon is 15 mL and an Australian one is 20 mL. This is the US customary cup of 236.588 mL. Nutrition labels use a 240 mL cup and metric recipes a 250 mL one; the difference is under 6%, which matters for baking and not much else.

1 tablespoon = 0.0625 cups

cups = tablespoons × 0.0625

One tablespoon is 0.0625 cups, so multiply by 0.0625 to convert. That factor is exact by definition. This is the US tablespoon of 14.7868 mL. A metric tablespoon is 15 mL and an Australian one is 20 mL. This is the US customary cup of 236.588 mL. Nutrition labels use a 240 mL cup and metric recipes a 250 mL one; the difference is under 6%, which matters for baking and not much else.

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Liters

0.014787 L

Milliliters: 14.786765 mL
Cubic meters: 0.000015 m³
Teaspoons (US): 3 tsp
Tablespoons (US): 1 tbsp
Fluid ounces (US): 0.5 fl oz
Cups (US): 0.0625 cup
Pints (US): 0.03125 pt
Quarts (US): 0.015625 qt
Gallons (US): 0.003906 gal
Cubic inches: 0.902344 in³
Cubic feet: 0.000522 ft³
Cubic yards: 0.000019 yd³

Assumptions

US customary units (customary cup of 236.59 mL, US gallon of 3.785 L).
Imperial units are shown in the table only.

US kitchen measures

Measure	Equals
1 teaspoon	4.93 mL (metric tsp: 5 mL)
1 tablespoon	3 tsp = 14.79 mL = ½ fl oz
1 fluid ounce	2 tbsp = 29.57 mL
1 cup	8 fl oz = 16 tbsp = 236.59 mL (legal 'nutrition' cup: 240 mL)
1 pint	2 cups = 16 fl oz = 473.18 mL
1 quart	2 pints = 4 cups = 946.35 mL
1 gallon	4 quarts = 16 cups = 128 fl oz = 3.785 L
1 liter	4.227 cups = 33.81 fl oz = 1.0567 qt

US vs. imperial (UK)

Unit	US (mL)	Imperial (mL)
Fluid ounce	29.57	28.41
Cup	236.59	284.13
Pint	473.18	568.26
Quart	946.35	1,136.52
Gallon	3,785.41	4,546.09

An imperial pint is 20 imperial fl oz; a US pint is 16 US fl oz. This converter uses US units.

tablespoons to cups table

tablespoons	cups
1 tablespoon	0.0625 cups
2 tablespoons	0.125 cups
3 tablespoons	0.1875 cups
4 tablespoons	0.25 cups
5 tablespoons	0.3125 cups
10 tablespoons	0.625 cups
15 tablespoons	0.9375 cups
20 tablespoons	1.25 cups
25 tablespoons	1.5625 cups
50 tablespoons	3.125 cups
75 tablespoons	4.6875 cups
100 tablespoons	6.25 cups
500 tablespoons	31.25 cups
1,000 tablespoons	62.5 cups

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