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
Let X be the amount of flour in cups in the original recipe.
The original recipe calls for X+2 cups of flour and sugar combined.
We know that X+2 = 2.5
So the original recipe calls for X = 2.5 - 2 = <<2.5-2=0.5>>0.5 cups of flour. Answer: \boxed{0.5}.
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Apologies for the error. Let's approach the problem again.
If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, and the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, we can subtract the amount of sugar from the total to find the amount of flour.
The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, which is equivalent to 5/2 cups.
Since the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, the remaining amount of the 5/2 cups must be the flour.
Subtracting: 5/2 - 2 = 5/2 - 4/2 = 1/2
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 1/2 cup.
1/2 is wrong
Apologies for the mistake once again.
If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, and the original recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, we can find the amount of flour by subtracting the amount of sugar from the total.
The changed recipe calls for a total of 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, which is equivalent to 2 + 1/2 = 2 1/2 = 5/2 cups.
Since the original recipe only calls for 2 cups of sugar, we can subtract this from the total.
5/2 - 2 = 5/2 - 4/2 = 1/2 cup
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 1/2 cup.
1/2 IS WRONG.
I apologize for the continued incorrect response.
Let's approach the problem again, considering that Kendra wants to make one loaf of bread instead of the original four loaves.
If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, and Kendra wants to make one loaf, we need to reduce the recipe proportionally.
The original recipe makes 4 loaves, so to make one loaf, we can divide the amount of flour and sugar by 4.
If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar, dividing by 4 gives us:
2 1/2 / 4 = 5/2 / 4 = 5/8
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 5/8 cups.
dpwm 5/8 is wrong too
Apologies for the repeated mistakes.
Let's approach the problem again.
If the changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined, and the original recipe makes 4 loaves, we need to reduce the recipe proportionally to make one loaf.
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe, we can calculate the ratio of flour to the total flour and sugar combined in the changed recipe. Then, multiply this ratio by the amount of flour and sugar combined in the original recipe.
The changed recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour and sugar combined. This is a total of 2.5 cups.
The ratio of flour to the total is 2 cups of sugar / 2.5 cups in total = 4/5.
To find the amount of flour in the original recipe:
4/5 * 2 = 8/5 = 1.6 cups.
Therefore, the amount of flour in the original recipe is 1.6 cups.