Question

Arelli uses 6.9 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/4 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

1.73

Explanation:

Arelli use 6.9 pints of white and blue paints for her bedroom

3/4 of this amount is white

3/4

= 0.75×100

= 75

100-75

= 25

Amount of blue paint is

25/100×6.9

= 0.25×6.9

= 1.73