8 tablespoons to cups
Type either value and the other one updates as you type.
- Cups (cup)
- 0.5
8 tbsp = 0.5 cup.
Cups (cup): 0.5. 8 tbsp = 0.5 cup.
Cups (cup) by tablespoons (tbsp)
How to calculate
Converts tablespoons (tbsp) to cups (cup) and back, with the exact unit definitions.
Example with the default inputs (Tablespoons (tbsp) 8): 8 tbsp = 0.5 cup.
Formula: cup = tbsp × 0.0625 (the same as tbsp ÷ 16)
- 1 tablespoon = 0.0625 cups, from the exact definitions in NIST SP 811.
- Cups, ounces, tablespoons, pints, quarts, and gallons are US customary units: 1 US cup is 8 US fluid ounces.
- The answer shows at most 6 decimal places; the calculation keeps full precision.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Tablespoons (tbsp) 1 gives Cups (cup) 0.0625.Source: exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Tablespoons (tbsp) 16 gives Cups (cup) 1.Source: exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Cups (cup) 1 gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 16.Source: exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Other questions people ask
What is 8 tablespoons in cups?
8 tbsp is 0.5 cup. The formula is cup = tbsp × 0.0625 (the same as tbsp ÷ 16).
How many cups are in a tablespoon?
1 tablespoon is 0.0625 cups, from the exact unit definitions (NIST SP 811).
How do I convert tablespoons to cups?
Multiply by 0.0625: cup = tbsp × 0.0625 (the same as tbsp ÷ 16). For example, 8 tbsp × 0.0625 = 0.5 cup.
How do I convert cups back to tablespoons?
Multiply by 16, or type the cups into the second box and the converter works it out. 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.