Question

During a bike challenge riders have to collect various colored ribbons each half mile they collect a red ribbon each 8th mile they collect green ribbon each quarter mile they collect a blue ribbon which colors of ribbons will be collected at the 3/4 mile mark

Answer 1

Answer:

Green and Blue ribbon

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

They collect

Red Ribbon = ½ mile

Green Ribbon = ⅛ mile

Blue Ribbon = ¼ mile

To find?

Which colors of ribbons will be collected at the ¾ mile mark.

The interpretation of the question is to test which of the above fractions can divide ¾ without a remainder; in other words, multiples of ¾.

Testing each fraction.

Red Ribbon = ½

¾ ÷ ½

= ¾ * 2

= 3/2

= 1.5 or 1 Remainder 1

This is not an exact multiple of ¾. So, the red ribbon won't be passed here.

Green Ribbon = ⅛

¾ ÷ ⅛

= ¾ * 8

= 24/8

= 3

This is an exact multiple of ¾. So, the green ribbon will be collected.

Testing the last ribbon

Blue = ¼

¾ ÷ ¼

= ¾ * 4

= 3

This is an exact multiple of ¾. So, the blue ribbon will be collected.

Hence, the green and blue ribbons will be collected at ¾ mile mark