Question

Cora uses 6.2 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 2 5 of this amount is white paint, and the rest is blue paint. How many pints of blue paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls?

Answer 1

Answer:She used 3.72 pints of blue paints for the wall

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Quantity of Blue and white paint =6.2 pints

Quantity  of White paint =2/ 5 x 6.2 pints = 2.48 pints

Quantity of blue paint =Total Quantity -Quantity  of White paint

=6.2 pints-2.48 pints

=3.72 pints