What is half of 3/4 cup?

Half of ¾ cup is ¼ cup + 2 tbsp: type a cup or spoon measure, pick half, a third or double, get the cups and spoons to fill.

Half of ¾ cup

¼ cup + 2 tbsp

¼ cup×1
1 tbsp×2

Same as 6 tbsp.

US cup of 236.6 mL

How this is measured

Exact by definition: 1 US cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.5882365 mL; 1 tbsp = 1/16 cup, 1 tsp = 1/48 cup. Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C.

Half of 3/4 cup, and how to halve any cup measure

To cut a recipe in half, halve every measure in it. Turn the cup into tablespoons, halve those, and put the result back into the measures you own. A US cup is 16 tablespoons and a tablespoon 3 teaspoons (NIST Handbook 44), so ¾ cup is 12 tbsp and half of it is ¼ cup + 2 tbsp, 6 tablespoons. When a recipe calls for 1 cup, half is simply ½ cup; the odd marks are where the spoons come in. Pick "A third", "Double" or "Triple" in the converter to scale a recipe the other ways.

Measuring conversion chart: half, a third and double of each cup

The cup measures recipes use most, halved, divided by three and doubled, as the cups and spoons to fill:

US cups and spoons: 1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp. ≈ marks the nearest measure you can fill.

Half, a third and double of a cup measure
Measure	Half	A third	Double
⅛ cup	1 tbsp	2 tsp	¼ cup
¼ cup	2 tbsp	1 tbsp + 1 tsp	½ cup
⅓ cup	2 tbsp + 2 tsp	≈ 1 tbsp + 2 tsp + ¼ tsp	⅔ cup
½ cup	¼ cup	2 tbsp + 2 tsp	1 cup
⅔ cup	⅓ cup	≈ 3 tbsp + 1 tsp + ½ tsp	1⅓ cups
¾ cup	¼ cup + 2 tbsp	¼ cup	1½ cups
1 cup	½ cup	⅓ cup	2 cups
1¼ cups	½ cup + 2 tbsp	⅓ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp	2½ cups
1⅓ cups	⅔ cup	≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp	2⅔ cups
1½ cups	¾ cup	½ cup	3 cups
1⅔ cups	¾ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp	≈ ½ cup + 1 tbsp	3⅓ cups
1¾ cups	¾ cup + 2 tbsp	½ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp	3½ cups
2 cups	1 cup	⅔ cup	4 cups
2½ cups	1¼ cups	¾ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp	5 cups
3 cups	1½ cups	1 cup	6 cups

Half of 2/3 cup and 1/3 cup

Thirds of a cup are not a whole number of tablespoons: ⅓ cup is 5 tbsp + 1 tsp. That makes half of ⅔ cup simple, ⅓ cup, and half of ⅓ cup 2 tbsp + 2 tsp. A third of ½ cup is 2 tbsp + 2 tsp.

Half of a tablespoon or teaspoon

Half a tablespoon is 1 tsp + ½ tsp, and half a teaspoon fills the ½ teaspoon measure.

US spoons: 1 tbsp = 3 tsp. ≈ marks the nearest spoon you can fill.

Half and a third of a spoon measure
Measure	Half	A third
½ tsp	¼ tsp	≈ ⅛ tsp
1 tsp	½ tsp	≈ ¼ tsp + ⅛ tsp
1½ tsp	½ tsp + ¼ tsp	½ tsp
2 tsp	1 tsp	≈ ½ tsp + ⅛ tsp
1 tbsp	1 tsp + ½ tsp	1 tsp
2 tbsp	1 tbsp	2 tsp
3 tbsp	1 tbsp + 1 tsp + ½ tsp	1 tbsp
4 tbsp	2 tbsp	1 tbsp + 1 tsp

Halving a recipe by weight

If the recipe gives grams, halve the grams: that is exact and needs no spoons. To halve a recipe in cups by weight, convert the cups to grams first with the cups to grams converter: ¾ cup of all-purpose flour is 90 grams, so half is 45 grams.

Questions

How do I split 3/4 cup in half?

Measure ¼ cup + 2 tbsp: a ¼ cup and two tablespoons, 6 tablespoons in all.

What is half of 2/3 cup?

⅓ cup, the same as 5 tbsp + 1 tsp.

How do I make 1/3 cup from 1/2 cup?

Fill ½ cup and take out 2 tbsp + 2 tsp: ½ cup is 8 tbsp and ⅓ cup is 5 tbsp + 1 tsp.

What is half of 1/4 cup?

2 tbsp.

What is half of 1 1/2 cups?

¾ cup.

What is double 2/3 cup?

1⅓ cups.

Sources

21 CFR 101.9 (US nutrition labeling)
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
King Arthur Baking, How to measure flour
NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C
NIST Special Publication 430, Household Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1