There are exactly 8 tablespoons in a half cup (US customary measurement).

Explanation

• Since 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons, half a cup is half of that amount, which is 8 tablespoons.
• This conversion is very useful in cooking and baking for accurately measuring ingredients when only tablespoons are available.
• Note that metric cups differ slightly and would result in a slightly different tablespoon value, but in US measurements, half a cup is consistently 8 tablespoons.