A: The length of the pencil after the blue part is 1 / 2 * 2 = 1 / 4. The length of the pencil after the red part is 1 / 8 * 1 / 4 = 1 / 8. The total length of the pencil is 1 / 4 + 1 / 8 + 1 / 8 = 1 / 2. The answer is (C).
Answer the following multiple choice question with options (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) by reasoning step-by-step.
Q:If 1/2 of a pencil is blue, 1/8 of the remaining is red and the remaining 3/8 is white, what is the total length of the pencil? Answer Choices: A)5 B)3 C)1 D)4 E)2