Question

Lonna uses 7.5 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3 4 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:

the number of pints of blue paint did she use for painting her bedroom walls is 1.875 pints

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the number of pints of blue paint did she use for painting her bedroom walls is shown below:

= Total pint × blue paint

= 7.5 × (1 - 3 ÷ 4)

= 7.5 ×  1 ÷ 4

= 1.875 pints

Hence, the number of pints of blue paint did she use for painting her bedroom walls is 1.875 pints