5 cups in Tablespoons

5 cups equals 80 tablespoons. Formula: tablespoons = cups x 16.

Cup, Tablespoon, Teaspoon Chart

Cups5 cups

Tablespoons80 tbsp

Teaspoons240 tsp

Good for Recipe Scaling

Tablespoons are easier than cups when you cut a recipe down or need a small amount without filling a full measuring cup.

Exact US Ratio

One US cup contains exactly 16 tablespoons. That makes 5 cups equal to 80 tablespoons.

Volume, Not Weight

This result does not change by ingredient. If you need grams, use an ingredient page because flour, sugar, water, and butter weigh differently.

Tablespoon Reference

Measure	Tablespoons	Teaspoons
1/4 cup	4 tbsp	12 tsp
1/2 cup	8 tbsp	24 tsp
1 cup	16 tbsp	48 tsp

Nearby Cup to Tablespoon Conversions

1/8 cup2 tbsp 1/4 cup4 tbsp 1/3 cup5.33 tbsp 1/2 cup8 tbsp 2/3 cup10.67 tbsp 3/4 cup12 tbsp 1 cup16 tbsp 1 1/4 cups20 tbsp 1 1/3 cups21.33 tbsp 1 1/2 cups24 tbsp 1 3/4 cups28 tbsp 2 cups32 tbsp

Frequently Asked Questions

5 cups equals 80 tablespoons because 1 US cup contains 16 tablespoons.

5 cups equals 240 teaspoons. One tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons.

Yes. Cups and tablespoons are volume units. The cup-to-tablespoon ratio is the same for dry and liquid ingredients, but grams depend on ingredient density.