If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of flour will you need?

• A. 1 cup
• B. 2 cups
• C. 3 cups
• D. 4 cups

Answer: (A)

To determine how many cups of flour are needed when making half of a recipe that calls for 2 cups of flour, you simply need to divide the original amount by 2. The calculation is straightforward:

2 cups of flour ÷ 2 = 1 cup of flour.

This means that to make half of the recipe, you will require 1 cup of flour. This approach is applicable to any recipe adjustment where you wish to use a fraction of the original quantities. Thus, the correct answer of 1 cup accurately reflects the required amount of flour for the reduced recipe.