1/2 cup equals 8 tablespoons.
Key Concepts
- Concept: Conversion factor
- Concept: Cup to tablespoon relation
- Concept: Answer: 8 tablespoons
Steps
- Action: Identify units and target
- Action: Apply conversion: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
- Action: Multiply by 1/2 cup
- Action: Read result: 8 tablespoons
Formula
$$1 text{ cup} = 16 text{ tablespoons}$$
$$frac{1}{2} text{ cup} = frac{1}{2} cdot 16 text{ tablespoons} = 8 text{ tablespoons}$$