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Jackie made 6 quarts of lemonade.jackie says she made 3 pints of lemonade . Explain Jackie's error . Then find the correct number of pints of lemonade.

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User Lye Fish
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She divided instead of multiplying, 6 quarts is 12 pints
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User Andrej Herich
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Jackie divided by 2 instead of multiplying by 2. There are 2 pints in one quart. The amount in pints is less than quarts. The correct number of pints of lemonade is 12 pints. 
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User Yves Dubois
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