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Kathy uses 8.6 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 4 5 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?

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User Suneel Dixit
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Answer:Kathy uses 1.72 pint of white paint

Explanation:

Total amount of paint ( Blue and white paint)= 8.6 pints

Amount of blue paint=4/5 x 8.6 = 6.88 Pints

amount of white paint = Total amount of paint - amount of blue paint

= 8.6 pints - 6.88 pints

=1.72 pint of white paint

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