How many tablespoons is 1/3 cup

1/3 cup equals 5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon.

Key Concepts

• Concept: Cup-to-tablespoon relation
• Concept: Teaspoons for fractions
• Concept: Mixed-unit final answer

Steps

1. State: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
2. Compute: 1/3 × 16 = 16/3 tbsp
3. Convert: 16/3 tbsp = 5 tbsp + 1 tsp
4. Answer: 1/3 cup = 5 tbsp 1 tsp

Formula

$$text{1 cup} = 16 text{ tablespoons}$$

$$text{1/3 cup} = frac{16}{3} text{ tablespoons}$$