Question

Caroline uses 9.1 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 1 4 of this amount is blue paint, and the rest is white paint. How many pints of white paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls?

Answer 1

6.83 pints

Explanation:

The first step is to calculate the volume of the blue paint

= 9.1 × 1/4

= 2.275

Therefore the volume of the white paint can be calculated as follows

= 9.1 - 2.275

= 6.83

Hence the volume of white paint that Caroline used to paint her bedroom walls is 6.83 pints