Question

Rose uses 8.3 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3 4 of this amount is white paint, and the rest is blue paint. How many pints of blue paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls?

Answer 1

Answer: Rose used 2.075 pints of blue paint for her bedroom walls

Step-by-step explanation:

Amount of white and blue paint used for bedroom walls=8.3 pints

Amount of white paint used =3/4 x8.3 pints =6.225 pints

Amount of blue paint used = Amount of white and blue paint used for bedroom walls-Amount of white paint used

8.3 pints - 6.225 pints=2.075 pints