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Alyssa has 4.5 liters of lemonade to pour into pitchers. Each pitcher holds 0.9 liter of lemonade. Alyssa pours an equal amount of lemonade into each pitcher. Alyssa draws the model below to show how many pitchers she fills. Is Alyssa’s model correct? Explain

Alyssa has 4.5 liters of lemonade to pour into pitchers. Each pitcher holds 0.9 liter-example-1
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User Noro
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She is incorrect: 4.5 divided by 0.9 is 5, meaning that 5 full pitchers would be fuller.
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User Missy
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