Question

a cake recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. you want to make 2/5 of the recipe. how many cups of flour should you use

Answer 1

The answer is going to be 1/4 of a cup

Answer 2

2 * 2/5 = 4/5 you'll need 4/5 of a cup of flour
I dont know where Jreif15 got 1/4 from