Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to tablespoons is 15.999999999946, which means that 1 cup is equal to 15.999999999946 tablespoons:

1 cup = 15.999999999946 tbsp

To convert 500 cups into tablespoons we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to tablespoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 15.999999999946 tbsp

500 cup → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 500 cup × 15.999999999946 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 7999.9999999729 tbsp

The final result is:

500 cup → 7999.9999999729 tbsp

We conclude that 500 cups is equivalent to 7999.9999999729 tablespoons:

500 cups = 7999.9999999729 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 0.00012500000000042 × 500 cups.

Another way is saying that 500 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012500000000042 tablespoons.

Approximate result

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

500 cup ≅ 8000 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero times five hundred cups.

Conversion table

cups to tablespoons chart

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