Thermal wanted to make a dessert for her family. The recipe made 8 servings, but she only wanted to make enough for 5people. If the recipe for 8servings called for 2 cups of flour, how much flour would she need for 5 servings?
(5/8) * 2 = ?
To find out how much flour Thermal would need for 5 servings, we can set up a proportion. We know that the recipe makes 8 servings and requires 2 cups of flour. Let's call the amount of flour needed for 5 servings "x".
Proportion: 8 servings / 2 cups = 5 servings / x cups
To solve this proportion, we can use cross multiplication:
8 servings * x cups = 2 cups * 5 servings
8x = 10
Now, we can isolate "x" by dividing both sides of the equation by 8:
x = 10 / 8
Simplifying the fraction:
x = 1.25
Therefore, Thermal would need 1.25 cups of flour for 5 servings of the dessert.