Cup & Gram

10 Tablespoons to Cups

10 tablespoons equals ⅝ cup (0.63 US cups), because one US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That's an exact kitchen measure — no partial spoons needed. It's also about 148 ml.

10 tablespoons, measured every way
US cups⅝ cup (0.63)
Teaspoons30 tsp
Millilitersabout 148 ml
Fluid ounces5 fl oz
If it's butter142 g

Tablespoons to cups chart

Tablespoons to US cups (16 tbsp = 1 cup)
TablespoonsCupsml
2 tbsp ⅛ cup 30
3 tbsp ⅛ cup 44
4 tbsp ¼ cup 59
5 tbsp ⅓ cup 74
6 tbsp ⅜ cup 89
7 tbsp ⅜ cup 104
8 tbsp ½ cup 118
9 tbsp ½ cup 133
10 tbsp ⅝ cup 148
11 tbsp ⅔ cup 163
12 tbsp ¾ cup 177
14 tbsp ⅞ cup 207
16 tbsp 1 cup 237
20 tbsp 1 ¼ cups 296
24 tbsp 1 ½ cups 355
32 tbsp 2 cups 473

Why 16 tablespoons per cup

US customary volume nests in powers of two: 1 cup = 16 tbsp, ½ cup = 8 tbsp, ¼ cup = 4 tbsp, and every tablespoon is 3 teaspoons. That's why awkward counts like 10 or 12 tbsp still reduce to clean fractions — and why a butter stick, at 8 tbsp, is exactly half a cup.

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Data verified 2026-08-20 · Methodology