Question

Melanie uses 9.3 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?
-my cousin who is cheating on her school work

Answer 1

6.975 pints of blue paint

Explanation:

1/4x + 3/4y = 9.3

9.3/4 = 2.325

2.325 = 1/4

2.325 * 3 = 6.975

let me know if I am incorrect