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John made 2 quarts of juice for a school party. He said that he made 2/4 cups of juice. Explain John's mistake.

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The conversion from quarts to cups is:
1 cup = 1/4 quart
John made the mistake of using the conversion the other way around
Therefore, he thought that 1 quart was 1/4 cups instead.

This would result in John getting 2/4 cups rather than 8 cups, which should be the accepted value

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