Question

Shiva uses 8.2 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/4 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

Answer: 2.05 pints

Explanation:

Shiva used 8.2 pints in total to paint the bedroom.

3/4 of this was blue paint which means that the remaining 1/4 is white paint.

Pints of white paint used:

= Proportion of white paint * Total pints used

= 1/4 * 8.2

= 2.05 pints