Question

Kendra is making bread, but the recipe she’s using makes 4 loaves. She only wants to make one loaf. The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined. If the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, find the amount of flour (in cups) in the original recipe

Answer 1

put it as a fraction

Answer 2

If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined and she only wants to make one loaf, she'll need 2 1/2 cups / 4 loafs = <<2.5/4=0.625>>0.625 cups of flour and sugar for one loaf.
The original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, so the remaining 0.625 cups of flour and sugar combined - 2 cups of sugar = 0.625 - 2 = <<0.625-2=-1.375>>-1.375 cups of flour. Answer: \boxed{-1.375}.

Answer 3

The original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, so the amount of flour in the original recipe is -1.375/2 = -0.6875 cups of flour. Answer: \boxed{-\frac{11}{16}}.