Question

Joanie uses 6.4 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

Correct question:

Joanie uses 6.4 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:

The quantity of white paint she used to paint her bedroom walls is 1.6 pints

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

total quantity of  blue paint and white paint used by Joanie = 6.4 pints

she uses ³/₄ of the total quantity of the paints as blue

the remaining fraction as white paint = 1 -  ³/₄ = ¹/₄

The fraction of the total quantity of paints that is white paint = ¹/₄

And,

The quantity of white paint she used to paint her bedroom walls = ¹/₄  x 6.4 pints = 1.6 pints

Then, quantity of blue paint she used = ³/₄ x 6.4 = 4.8 pints

Check:

blue paint + white pain = total

4.8 + 1.6 = 6.4 pints

Therefore, the quantity of white paint she used to paint her bedroom walls is 1.6 pints