3 x 5/6 = ? x 1/6
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Answer:
She used 5.775 pints of white paint to paint her bedroom walls.
Step-by-step explanation:
This question can be solved using a system of equations.
I am going to say that:
x is the amount of white paint used.
y is the amount of blue paint used.
7.7 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls.
This means that
1/4 of this amount is blue paint, and the rest is white paint.
The rest is 1-(1/4) = 3/4. That is, the amount of white paint is the triple of the amount of blue paint. That is, , or
Replacing in the first equation:
She used 5.775 pints of white paint to paint her bedroom walls.