Kendra is making bread but the recipe she is using makes four 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

If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined and Kendra only wants to make 1 loaf, then the amount of flour and sugar combined needed for 1 loaf is 2 1/2/4 = 1/2 cup.
Since the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 1/2 - 2 = <<1/2-2=1.5>>1.5 cups. Answer: \boxed{1.5}.