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A watering can contained 512 quarts water. After all the plants were watered, only 4 cups remained. How many cups of water were used to water the plants? 7 cups 18 cups 40 cups 84 cups

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7-18

18 cups is correct cuz 5/12 in quarts well in the 1st place 4 cups go into a quart then u gatta figure out 4x4=16 and then the 12 at 5/12 add them cuz u got 2 and im pretty sure ull get 7-18

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Answer:

2044 cups

Explanation:

In a quart, there are 4 cups:

1 quart = 4 cups

In 512 quarts, there will be:

4 * 512 cups = 2048 cups

If only 4 cups remained after watering, then the number of cups used to water the plants is:

2048 - 4 = 2044 cups

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