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.(1
loaf is one-fourth of 2 1/2 cups, so 1 * (2 1/2) / 4 = 2 1/4 cups of flour in the original recipe. Answer: \boxed{2\frac{1}{4}}.
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To find the amount of flour (in cups) in the original recipe, we need to determine the total amount of flour and sugar combined in the original recipe.
First, let's determine the total amount of flour and sugar combined in the changed recipe. The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined.
Since Kendra only wants to make one loaf, we need to determine the ratio between the original recipe, which makes 4 loaves, and the changed recipe, which makes 1 loaf.
The ratio of the original recipe to the changed recipe is 4:1. This means that for every 4 times the original recipe is made, the changed recipe is made once.
Now, let's calculate the ratio of flour and sugar combined in the original recipe to the changed recipe. Since we know the ratio is 4:1, we can set up the following proportion:
(original recipe flour and sugar) / (changed recipe flour and sugar) = 4/1
Let's let x represent the amount of flour (in cups) in the original recipe. The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, so we can set up the following equation:
x / 2.5 = 4/1
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide by 4:
x = (2.5 * 4) / 1
x = 10
Therefore, the amount of flour (in cups) in the original recipe is 10 cups.
Apologies for the confusion. Let's break it down step by step:
According to the changed recipe, 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar are required to make 4 loaves of bread.
Since Kendra only wants to make one loaf, she needs to adjust the amount of ingredients accordingly.
To determine the amount of flour needed for one loaf, we need to find what fraction of the original recipe 1 loaf is compared to 4 loaves.
1 loaf is one-fourth (1/4) of 4 loaves.
So, to find the amount of flour needed for 1 loaf, we divide the amount of flour needed for 4 loaves by 4:
2 1/2 cups / 4 = 5/2 cups / 4 = (5/2) * (1/4) = 5/8 cups.
Therefore, the original recipe calls for 5/8 cups of flour.