--- title: "500 tbsp to cup = 31.25 cup" description: "500 tablespoons is 31.25 US cups. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/500-tablespoons-to-cups/ site: "At One Place" --- # 500 tbsp to cup **500 tablespoons in US cups: 500 tbsp = 31.25 cup** cup = tbsp × 1/16 500 tablespoons is 31.25 US cups. To get there, multiply by 0.0625. ## Values either side *Tablespoons near 500, converted to US cups.* | Tablespoons | US cups | | --- | --- | | 250 tbsp | 15.625 | | 300 tbsp | 18.75 | | 350 tbsp | 21.875 | | 400 tbsp | 25 | | 500 tbsp ← | 31.25 | | 750 tbsp | 46.875 | | 1,000 tbsp | 62.5 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is cup = tbsp × 1/16. 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 500 tbsp in US cups? 500 tbsp is 31.25 cup. ### How do you convert tablespoons to US cups? Multiply by 0.0625. ## Related pages - [Tablespoons to US cups](https://atoneplace.net/convert/tablespoons-to-cups/) - [500 cup to tbsp](https://atoneplace.net/convert/500-cups-to-tablespoons/) - [250 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/250-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [300 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/300-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [350 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/350-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [400 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/400-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [750 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/750-tablespoons-to-cups/) - [1,000 tbsp to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1000-tablespoons-to-cups/) ## 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/)