Question

Korina used 9.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/5 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?

Answer 1

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Answer:

3.72 pints

Explanation:

The remaining 2/5 of the paint was white. In pints, that is ...

(2/5)(9.3 pints) = 3.72 pints . . . . white paint used