SOLVED:Lin knows that there are 4 quarts in a gallon. She wants to convert 6 quarts to gallons, but cannot decide if she should multiply 6 by 4 or divide 6 by 4 to find her answer. What should she do?

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Lin knows that there are 4 quarts in a gallon. She wants to convert 6 quarts to gallons, but cannot decide if she should multiply 6 by 4 or divide 6 by 4 to find her answer. What should she do? Explain or show your reasoning. If you get stuck, consider drawing a double number line or using a table.

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Mhm. In this question, we are going to use a table or a double number line to find equivalent ratios. We are talking about quarts and gallons. That’s a G. I meant a Q for quartz. Oh, I guess I could have just kept that one. The gallons, maybe. That’s why I got confused. Okay. And Lynn knows…