A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?
Answer
1 cups
How to solve it
1
Original amount: 2 cups
2
Half of recipe: 2 ÷ 2 = 1 cup
Hints
How much flour does the full recipe need?
What does 'half the recipe' mean?
Divide the original amount by 2