Kendra is making bread but the recipe she’s using makes four loaves. She only wants to make one loaf the recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined. If the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, the amount of flour in the original recipe.

If the recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, and the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, then the amount of flour in the original recipe is 2 1/2 - 2 = 1/2 cup.