Kendra is making bread but 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)

Answer 1

To find the amount of flour in the changed recipe, we know that Kendra is using 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined. The original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, so we need to subtract the sugar amount from the total amount of flour and sugar in Kendra's recipe.

1. Convert 2 1/2 cups to an improper fraction: \[ 2 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2} \text{ cups} \]

2. Now, subtract the sugar from this combined amount: \[ \text{Total (flour + sugar)} - \text{Sugar} = \text{Flour} \] \[ \frac{5}{2} - 2 = \frac{5}{2} - \frac{4}{2} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ cups of flour} \]

Therefore, the amount of flour used in the recipe is 1/2 cup.