What is 1/4 cup to tablespoons?
Type a value in either box, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Tablespoons (tbsp)
- 4
1/4 cup = 4 tbsp.
- Amount
- 1/4 cup
Tablespoons (tbsp): 4. 1/4 cup = 4 tbsp.
Tablespoons (tbsp) by cups (cup)
How to calculate
Converts cups (cup) to tablespoons (tbsp) and back, with the exact unit definitions.
Example with the default inputs (Cups (cup) 0.25): 1/4 cup = 4 tbsp.
Formula: tbsp = cup × 16
- 1 cup = 16 tablespoons, from the exact definitions in NIST SP 811.
- Cups, ounces, tablespoons, teaspoons, pints, quarts, and gallons are US customary units: 1 US cup is 8 US fluid ounces.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; an answer of 1 billion or more shows at most 15 significant digits.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Cups (cup) 1 gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 16.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Cups (cup) 0.75 gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 12.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Tablespoons (tbsp) 12 gives Cups (cup) 0.75.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Other questions people ask
What is 1/4 cup in tablespoons?
1/4 cup is 4 tbsp. The formula is tbsp = cup × 16.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
1 cup is 16 tablespoons, from the exact unit definitions (NIST SP 811).
How do I convert cups to tablespoons?
Multiply by 16: tbsp = cup × 16. For example, 1/4 cup × 16 = 4 tbsp.
How do I convert tablespoons back to cups?
Multiply by 0.0625, or type the tablespoons into the second box and the converter works it out. 1 tablespoon is 0.0625 cups.