Question

Caroline uses 6.5 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 2 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

3.9 pints

Explanation:

Given:

Caroline uses 6.5 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls.

2/5 of this amount is blue paint, and the rest is white paint.

To find :

How many pints of white paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls?

Solution:

Caroline uses pints of blue paint and white paint = 6.5

Amount of blue paint out of 6.5 pint =
`(2)/(5) of 6.5 = (2)/(5)*6.5`

=
`(13)/(5) = 2.6`

Amount of blue paint = 6.5 - 2.6 = 3.9 pints

Therefore, 3.9 pints of white paint she used to paint her bedroom walls.