Question

Molly uses 9.5 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

Answer:

  2.375 pints

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 3/4 of the paint is blue, the remaining 1/4 of the paint is white. 1/4 of the total amount is ...

  (1/4)(9.5 pints) = 2.375 pints . . . . of white paint