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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 point)
_ cups of flour
even a calculator from the 70's could do this better than you can *ROASTED*
wait i just realized. it says for 1...loaf...not- 4....welp im dumb.
nope
Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's solve the problem correctly:
The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined for 4 loaves.
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe for 1 loaf, we need to divide the combined amount by 4.
So, we have:
2 1/2 cups ÷ 4 = 5/2 cups ÷ 4 = 5/8 cups
Therefore, the original recipe called for 5/8 cup of flour for 1 loaf.
5/8 x 4
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe for 4 loaves, we need to multiply the amount for 1 loaf by 4.
So, we have:
5/8 cup x 4 = (5 x 4) / 8 = 20/8 = 2 1/2 cups
Therefore, the original recipe called for 2 1/2 cups of flour for 4 loaves.
then 5/8 DIVIDED by 4
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe for 1 loaf, we need to divide the amount for 4 loaves by 4.
So, we have:
(5/8 cup) / 4 = 5/8 ÷ 4 = (5 ÷ 8) ÷ 4 = 5/32 cup
Therefore, the original recipe called for 5/32 cups of flour for 1 loaf.
Apologies for any confusion. Let's solve this problem using a simplified method:
The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined for 4 loaves.
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe for 1 loaf, we can divide the combined amount by 4.
So, we have:
(2 1/2 cups) / 4 = 2.5 cups / 4 = 0.625 cups
Therefore, the original recipe called for 0.625 cups of flour for 1 loaf.
No worries! Mistakes happen to everyone. It's great that you caught it. If the recipe is for one loaf, then we don't need to divide or multiply anything.
The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined for 4 loaves. Since we only want to make one loaf, the amount of flour in the original recipe would be the same.
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe for 1 loaf is 2 1/2 cups.