Half of 3/4 cup
Half of ¾ cup is 6 tbsp, or ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. A third of ¾ cup is ¼ cup.
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Half of 3/4 cup is
¼ cup + 2 tbsp
= 6 tbsp a third: ¼ cup double: 1½ cups
US measures: 1 cup = 16 tbsp, 1 tbsp = 3 tsp. How we calculate
Half of ¾ cup is 6 tablespoons, because ¾ cup holds 12 tablespoons. Measure it as ¼ cup + 2 tbsp, or with a tablespoon 6 times. The halver halves, thirds or doubles any cup, tablespoon or teaspoon amount, and the chart covers every standard measure.
Half of 3/4 cup and every other measure
| Measure | Half | A third | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups | 1 cup | ⅔ cup | 4 cups |
| 1½ cups | ¾ cup | ½ cup | 3 cups |
| 1 cup | ½ cup | ⅓ cup | 2 cups |
| ¾ cup | ¼ cup + 2 tbsp | ¼ cup | 1½ cups |
| ⅔ cup | ⅓ cup | 3 tbsp + 1¾ tsp | 1⅓ cups |
| ½ cup | ¼ cup | 2 tbsp + 2 tsp | 1 cup |
| ⅓ cup | 2 tbsp + 2 tsp | 1 tbsp + 2¼ tsp | ⅔ cup |
| ¼ cup | 2 tbsp | 1 tbsp + 1 tsp | ½ cup |
| ⅛ cup | 1 tbsp | 2 tsp | ¼ cup |
| 1 tbsp | 1½ tsp | 1 tsp | 2 tbsp |
| ½ tbsp | ¾ tsp | ½ tsp | 1 tbsp |
| 1 tsp | ½ tsp | ¼ tsp | 2 tsp |
| ½ tsp | ¼ tsp | ⅛ tsp | 1 tsp |
| ¼ tsp | ⅛ tsp | ⅛ tsp | ½ tsp |
Measures that need spoons to halve
Half of ½ cup is ¼ cup and half of ⅔ cup is ⅓ cup, so a cup measure does those. Other halves fall between cup marks and need spoons:
- Half of ¾ cup is ¼ cup + 2 tbsp.
- Half of ⅓ cup is 2 tbsp + 2 tsp.
- Half of ¼ cup is 2 tbsp.
- Half of ⅛ cup is 1 tbsp.
- Half of 1 tbsp is 1½ tsp.
- Half of ¼ tsp is ⅛ tsp.
To halve an egg, beat it and use half by weight: weigh the beaten egg and pour off half. For amounts with thirds, a teaspoon finishes the measure, because a third of a tablespoon is 1 teaspoon.
Questions people ask
What is half of 3/4?
Half of ¾ is ⅜. In cups, that is ¼ cup + 2 tbsp, or 6 tablespoons.
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