Araceli uses 6.1 pints of blue paint and white paint to paint her bedroom walls. 3/5 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?

2.44 pints of white

Step-by-step explanation:

blue=3/5

white=2/5

6.1*0.4=2.44

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

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