Kendra is making bread, but the recipe she's using makes 4 loaves. She only wants to make 1 loaf. The changed recipe calls for 2 and 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.
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The amount of flour and sugar combined in the original recipe is 2 and 1/2 cups. Since the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 2 and 1/2 cups - 2 cups = 0.5 cups. Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 0.5 cups.
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Apologies for the confusion. To find the amount of flour in the original recipe, we need to consider the ratio of flour to sugar in the changed recipe. In the changed recipe, there are 2 and 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined for 4 loaves of bread.
So, the ratio of flour to sugar in the changed recipe is 2 and 1/2 cups:2 cups, or 5:4.
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe for 4 loaves, we can set up a proportion:
Flour in original recipe / Sugar in original recipe = Flour in changed recipe / Sugar in changed recipe
Let x be the amount of flour in the original recipe.
x / 2 = 5 / 4
Multiplying both sides by 2 gives: x = (5/4) * 2 = 10/4 = 2.5
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 2.5 cups.