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 212 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.

Question

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  212  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.

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Let x be the amount of flour in cups in the original recipe. The original recipe has x cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar, so the total amount of flour and sugar combined is x+2 cups. Since the changed recipe calls for 212 cups of flour and sugar combined, x+2=212. Thus, the original recipe calls for x=212-2=<<212-2=210>>210 cups of flour. Answer: \boxed{210}.