It takes 8 tbsp or tablespoons of butter to equal a half cup of butter.
And if you want a full cup of butter it would take 16 tablespoons to equal the full 1 cup of butter.
There are 8 tablespoons in 1/2 cup of butter or other ingredients and it takes 16 tablespoons to equal 1 full cup of butter or other ingredients.
It takes 16 tablespoons to make 1 cup.
So if your recipe calls for 1 cup of ingredients then you need 16 tablespoons to equal the 1 cup of ingredients.
Or if you need to measure one cup of ingredients then take a tablespoon and then scoop up 16 of those tablespoons and then fill a cup or your bowl with it.
As long as you scoop up 16 tablespoons then you'll have 1 cup of ingredients.
So the short answer is that there are 16 tablespoons in one cup.
Having measuring cups as well as plenty of different sized measuring spoons can help really good in the kitchen.