Question

Rachel uses 8.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 2 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

She used 5.8 pints of white paint.

8.3 (all paint) - 2.5 (blue paint) = 5.8 (white paint)