A recipe good for 4 servings requires 1/8 tsp. of black pepper and 1/2 tsp/ of salt. how much pepper and how much salt needed for 2 servings?

half as much as for 4 servings, since 2 is half of 4.

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answer is 2

To find out how much pepper and salt are needed for 2 servings, we need to scale down the original recipe by half.

Let's start with black pepper:

1/8 tsp. of black pepper is required for 4 servings.

To find out how much pepper is needed for 2 servings, we divide 1/8 by 4 and then multiply it by 2:

(1/8) / 4 * 2 = 1/32 tsp. of black pepper

So, for 2 servings, you would need 1/32 tsp. of black pepper.

Now, let's calculate the amount of salt:

1/2 tsp. of salt is required for 4 servings.

Similar to the previous calculation, we divide 1/2 by 4 and then multiply it by 2:

(1/2) / 4 * 2 = 1/4 tsp. of salt

Therefore, for 2 servings, you would need 1/4 tsp. of salt.