--- title: "3 cup to tbsp = 48 tbsp" description: "3 US cups is 48 tablespoons. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-cups-to-tablespoons/ site: "At One Place" --- # 3 cup to tbsp **3 US cups in tablespoons: 3 cup = 48 tbsp** tbsp = cup × 16 3 US cups is 48 tablespoons. To get there, multiply by 16. ## Values either side *US cups near 3, converted to tablespoons.* | US cups | Tablespoons | | --- | --- | | 1 cup | 16 | | 1.5 cup | 24 | | 2 cup | 32 | | 2.5 cup | 40 | | 3 cup ← | 48 | | 4 cup | 64 | | 5 cup | 80 | | 6 cup | 96 | | 7 cup | 112 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is tbsp = cup × 16. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. > US cup: US legal cup is 240 mL; the customary cup used here is 236.588 mL. ## Common questions ### What is 3 cup in tablespoons? 3 cup is 48 tbsp. ### How do you convert US cups to tablespoons? Multiply by 16. ## Related pages - [US cups to tablespoons](https://atoneplace.net/convert/cups-to-tablespoons/) - [3 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [1 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [1.5 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [2 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [2.5 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [4 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [5 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [6 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [7 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-cups-to-tablespoons/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)