Question

A figure is part blue and part read. It is 5/8 red. What part of the figure is blue?

Answer 1

3/8 is blue because since 5/8 is red there is only 3/8 left of the figure so it has to be 3/8 blue

Answer 2

3/8

Explanation:

The total figure is 1. To find the part that is blue subtract the part that is red from 1

1 -5/8

Replace 1 with 8/8

8/8 -5/8

3/8