Question

Andrea uses 7.8 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 1 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?

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Answer:

5.85 pints

Explanation:

If 1/4 of the paint is white, the other 3/4 of the paint is blue.

3/4 × 7.8 pint = 5.85 pint

Andrea used 5.85 pints of blue paint.