1 cup equals how many tablespoons?

1 cup equals how many tablespoons?

• A. 8 tablespoons
• B. 12 tablespoons
• C. 16 tablespoons
• D. 24 tablespoons

Answer: (C)

In kitchens, cups and tablespoons are part of the same measurement system, and a cup is divided into sixteen equal parts called tablespoons. This comes from the standard that a cup holds eight fluid ounces and a tablespoon is half an ounce, so eight divided by half equals sixteen. You can also see it by counting teaspoons: there are forty-eight in a cup, and since a tablespoon is three teaspoons, forty-eight divided by three gives sixteen. So one cup equals sixteen tablespoons, which is why this option is the correct choice. The other numbers would represent partial cups (like half, three-quarters, or one and a half cups), not a full cup.

In kitchens, cups and tablespoons are part of the same measurement system, and a cup is divided into sixteen equal parts called tablespoons. This comes from the standard that a cup holds eight fluid ounces and a tablespoon is half an ounce, so eight divided by half equals sixteen. You can also see it by counting teaspoons: there are forty-eight in a cup, and since a tablespoon is three teaspoons, forty-eight divided by three gives sixteen. So one cup equals sixteen tablespoons, which is why this option is the correct choice. The other numbers would represent partial cups (like half, three-quarters, or one and a half cups), not a full cup.