Conversion formula

The conversion factor from tablespoons to cups is 0.062500000000211, which means that 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.062500000000211 cups:

1 tbsp = 0.062500000000211 cup

To convert 12.8 tablespoons into cups we have to multiply 12.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from tablespoons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 tbsp → 0.062500000000211 cup

12.8 tbsp → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 12.8 tbsp × 0.062500000000211 cup

V_(cup) = 0.80000000000271 cup

The final result is:

12.8 tbsp → 0.80000000000271 cup

We conclude that 12.8 tablespoons is equivalent to 0.80000000000271 cups:

12.8 tablespoons = 0.80000000000271 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.2499999999958 × 12.8 tablespoons.

Another way is saying that 12.8 tablespoons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2499999999958 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point eight tablespoons is approximately zero point eight cups:

12.8 tbsp ≅ 0.8 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point two five times twelve point eight tablespoons.

Conversion table

tablespoons to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from tablespoons to cups