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.
To make one loaf, Kendra needs 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, but the original recipe calls for 4 times that amount, or 4 * 2 1/2 = <<4*2+1/2=10>>10 cups of flour and sugar combined.
The original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, so it uses 10 - 2 = <<10-2=8>>8 cups of flour. Answer: \boxed{8}.