Question

Jada uses 7.4 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 4 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?

Answer 1

Answer:Amount of blue paints used to paint bedroom walls=1.48 pints

Explanation:

total pints of white paint and blue paint = 7.4 pints

Amount of white paint=4/ 5 x 7.4 pints=5.92pints

Amount of blue paints used to paint bedroom walls=total pints of paints used -Amount of white paint used

= 7.4 pints-5.92pints

=1.48pints