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Home Concept Builders Light Waves and Colors If This, Then That: Color Subtraction Directions

If This, Then That: Color Subtraction - Directions

Using the If This ... Then That: Color Concept Builder is quite simple. The Concept Builder consists of 27 questions organized into 12 Question Groups and spread across three difficulty levels. All questions have the same format. You are provided nformation about the color appearance of a shirt when illuminated with two different colored lights. You must then determine the color apperance of the shirt when illuminated with a third light color. The three difficulty levels differ in terms of the number of questions and the complexity of the color combinations that are given.

For each question you must determine the color appearance of the shirt in the third lighting situation. You do so by tapping on the shirt. Continued tapping on the shirt toggles through all the answer options. These options include white, black, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow. The first time you tap on the shirt, a Check Answer button appears. Once you are satisfied with an answer, tap on the Check Answer button. Your answer will be evaluated and your Progress Report will be updated.

Your goal is to earn "Stars" and to complete one or more difficulty levels. Stars are earned when you show success on a particular question. Once you show success on all the questions for a particular difficulty level, you will earn the trophy for that level.

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