Converting US Cups to Milliliters (c to mL)
Understanding volume measurements is essential in cooking, baking, and various scientific applications. When working with recipes or experiments from different countries, you might need to convert between US customary units and metric units. One common conversion is between US cups (c) and milliliters (mL).
In the United States, a standard cup is defined as 8 fluid ounces. In metric terms, one US cup is approximately 236.588 milliliters. For practical purposes, you can round this to 237 mL or 240 mL, depending on the level of precision required.
To convert US cups to milliliters, you can use the following formula:
milliliters = cups × 236.588
For example, to convert 2 cups to milliliters:
milliliters = 2 c × 236.588 = 473.176 mL
This conversion is useful when adapting recipes or ensuring accurate measurements in any context where volume is crucial.