Question

caroline uses 8.7 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/5 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

3.48 pints

Explanation:

1 -3/5 = 2/5 of the total was white paint.

(2/5)(8.7 pints) = 3.48 pints

Caroline used 3.48 pints of white paint.