Question

Susanna uses 7.4 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/5 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?

pls help I've been stuck forever

Answer 1

Answer: 2.96 pints

Explanation:

3/5 is white paint, so 1 - 3/5 = 2/5 is blue paint

2/5*(7.4) = 2.96 pints

Answer 2

It is 6.8

Explanation:

3/5 in decimal form is 0.6, so 7.4 - 0.6 is 6.8.

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