Question

Sharon uses 6.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 4 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

Given:

Sharon uses 6.3 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls.

$\dfrac{4}{5}th$ of this amount is blue paint and the rest is white paint.

To find:

The pints of white paint did she use to paint her bedroom walls.

Solution:

We have,

Total paint used = 6.3 pints

Blue paint = $\dfrac{4}{5}th$ of total paint used

                 = $\dfrac{4}{5}\times 6.3$

                 = $5.04$

White paint = Total paint used - Blue paint

                   = $6.3-5.04$

                   = $1.26$

Therefore, Sharon uses 1.26 pints of white paint to paint her bedroom walls.