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Shelby made 5 quarts of juice for a picnic .She said that she made1 1/4 of juice/Explain Shelby's mistake

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1 gallon= 4 quarts

She made 5 quarts of juice, that means that she has 1 gallon (4 quarts) and one quart left over!
which can be written as 1 1/4!
User ILemming
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Shelby's mistake is that she didn't label the juice correctly.

1 gallon is 4 quarts.

Therefore, you would say 1.2 gal.
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