8 Tablespoons to Cups
8 tbsp = 0.5 cups
8 tablespoons equals 0.5 US cups.
How to convert 8 tbsp to cups
Use the formula cups = tbsp ÷ 16:
cups = 8 ÷ 16cups = 0.5
So 8 tbsp = 0.5 cups.
Rounded values and quick estimate
- Rounded to a whole number: 1 cups
- Rounded to one decimal place: 0.5 cups
- Conversion factor: 1 tablespoon = 0.0625 US cups
This conversion is exact, so there is no need to estimate: just divide by 16.
8 Tablespoons in other units
8 tablespoons is ½ cup — the same as one US stick of butter.
- US cups
- 0.5 cups
- Milliliters
- 118.29 ml
- Liters
- 0.1183 L
- Teaspoons
- 24 tsp
- US fluid ounces
- 4 fl oz
- US pints
- 0.25 pt
- US quarts
- 0.125 qt
- US gallons
- 0.0313 gal
- Cubic centimeters
- 118.29 cc
- Cubic inches
- 7.22 cu in
- Cubic feet
- 0.004178 cu ft
- Drops
- 2365.88 drops
- Oil barrels
- 0.000744 bbl
- UK gallons
- 0.026 UK gal
- Cubic meters
- 0.000118 m³
- Cubic yards
- 0.000155 cu yd
8 tbsp and nearby values
About tablespoons and us cups
A US tablespoon is 3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce, about 14.79 ml. (Australia uses a 20 ml tablespoon.)
A US customary cup is 8 US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. Nutrition labels use a rounded 240 ml cup; metric cups are 250 ml.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 8 Tablespoons in Cups?
8 tablespoons is 0.5 US cups (8 tbsp = 0.5 cups).
How do you convert 8 tbsp to cups?
Apply cups = tbsp ÷ 16: cups = 8 ÷ 16, cups = 0.5.
How many tablespoons is 0.5 cups?
0.5 cups is about 8 tablespoons.