Question

Arelli uses 8.4 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: 2.1 Pints

Explanation:

Given

Areli uses 8.4 Pints of blue and White Paint

If the three-fourth is blue paint i.e.

`\Rightarrow 8.4* (3)/(4)=6.3\ \text{Pints}`

The remaining one-fourth is White Paint i.e.

`\Rightarrow 8.4* (1)/(4)=2.1\ \text{Pints}`