Question

Lydia uses 8.4 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?

Answer 1

25.2 pints of blue paint

Explanation:

If 8.4 is 1/4 of the total amount of paint then multiply it by 4 to find the total amount of paint, which is 33.6. The subtract 8.4 from 33.6 which is 25.2

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