How Many Tablespoons in 2 1/2 Cups?
40 tbsp
2 1/2 cups equals 40 tablespoons.
UK: 2 1/2 metric cups (625 ml) = 41 2/3 metric tablespoons
Exact: 2 1/2 cups = 591.47059125 ml
Step by step
Use the steps below to check how 2 1/2 cups becomes tablespoons; the other units and nearby values follow.
- Start with 2 1/2 cups.
- One US cup is 16 tablespoons, so multiply by 16.
- 2 1/2 × 16 = 40 tbsp.
2 1/2 cups in other units
Other ways to measure 2 1/2 cups:
Cups to tablespoons near 2 1/2
| Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1 and one third cups | 21 and one third |
| 1 and one half cups | 24 |
| 1 and two thirds cups | 26 and two thirds |
| 1 and three quarters cups | 28 |
| 2 cups | 32 |
| 2 and one half cups | 40 |
| 3 cups | 48 |
| 4 cups | 64 |
| 5 cups | 80 |
| 6 cups | 96 |
| 8 cups | 128 |
Questions about 2 1/2 cups
How many tablespoons are in 2 1/2 cups?
2 1/2 cups is 40 tablespoons, which is also 120 tsp.
Is 2 1/2 cups the same in the UK?
Not exactly. UK recipes use the metric cup (250 ml) and the metric tablespoon (15 ml), so 2 1/2 cups comes to 41 2/3 metric tablespoons. US recipes use the US sizes.
What is half of 2 1/2 cups in tablespoons?
Half of 2 1/2 cups is 1 1/4 cups, which equals 20 tablespoons.
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Sources: Unit definitions: NIST Handbook 44 · Last reviewed · Report an error
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