Question

Ruby uses 7.2 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

1 4/5 or 1.8 pints are white

Explanation:

1/4 of 7 1/5 = 1/4 x 36/5 = 36/20 or 9/5, which is 1 4/5