A recipe is a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish. A recipe includes the amount of each ingredient required. It also usually tells you how many servings you will have when you're done. Sometimes you need more or less of a dish than a recipe makes. In this mini-project, you will explore how to adjust recipes to make the exact number of servings you need. Answers these questions to explore working with fractions in recipes. Work It Out 1 A recipe that serves 8 people requires 4 cup of flour. 1. Suppose you need to make enough to serve 4 people. how many cups of flour do you need?