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“Nellie has a watering can that contains 20 cups of water. She pours one quart of water on each plant in her yard. If Nellie used all the water,how many plants does she water? Explain.”

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10 plants because I said so
User Gotohales
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one quart = 4 cups

20 / 4 = 5 plants

20 cups is equivalent to 5 quarts. if she distributed one quart of water to one plant, she waters 5 plants
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