Answer: 14.7 pints of white paint
IF two different colors were used.
IF she mixed paint to get a light blue, 3/5 of the total would be about 5.9 pints.
Step-by-step explanation:
If 9.8 is 2/5 of the total amount used, set up the equation as 9.8= 2x/5
You get the total amount of paint used is 24.5 pints. Subtract the 9.8 of blue to find the amount of white. That's 14.7 pints.
In practical, real life, a quart of paint covers about 100 square feet. That's an average 8 ft high by 12 ft wide wall.
So that is why I edited this answer. 24 pints is 3 gallons-- that is enough for 3 bedrooms.
And I wish that Math teachers used more common measurements of paint!
