Question

Susanna uses 7.4 pints of white paint and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/5 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?
pls help I've been stuck forever

Answer 1

Answer:

It is 6.8

Step-by-step explanation:

3/5 in decimal form is 0.6, so 7.4 - 0.6 is 6.8.

*Hope this helps*

Answer 2

Answer: 2.96 pints

Step-by-step explanation:

3/5 is white paint, so 1 - 3/5 = 2/5 is blue paint

2/5*(7.4) = 2.96 pints