Question

Sharon uses 6.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 4 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

Given:

Sharon uses 6.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls.

`(4)/(5)th` of this amount is blue paint and the rest is white paint.

To find:

The pints of white paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls.

Solution:

We have,

Total paint used = 6.3 pints

Blue paint =
`(4)/(5)th` of total paint used

=
`(4)/(5)* 6.3`

=
`5.04`

White paint = Total paint used - Blue paint

=
`6.3-5.04`

=
`1.26`

Therefore, Sharon uses 1.26 pints of white paint to paint her bedroom walls.