Question

Lupe uses 6.6 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 2 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

3.96 pints of blue paint was used by Lupe to paint her bedroom walls

Explanation:

Given,

Totals pints of white and blue paint used = 6.6

Out of this 6.6 pints, 2/5 is white paint and 3/5 is the blue paint

Total amount of blue paint used to paint the bedroom walls

`(3)/(5) *6.6\\= 3.96` pints