Introduction to Culinary Kitchen Safety Practice Test

There are standard kitchen relationships to use: 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons, and 1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons. To convert 1/3 cup to tablespoons, multiply 1/3 by 16, which gives 16/3 tablespoons, or 5 and 1/3 tablespoons. That extra 1/3 of a tablespoon is the same as 1 teaspoon, because 1 tablespoon contains 3 teaspoons. So, 1/3 cup equals 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon. The other options don’t match that combination: too little, missing the extra teaspoon, or too much.