We know that
• Reese needs 1/4 yards of blue ribbon for every 5/8 yards of gold ribbon.
To know the total blue ribbon she would need for each yard of gold ribbon, we use the following proportion.
[tex]\frac{\frac{1}{4}}{x}=\frac{\frac{5}{8}}{1}[/tex]Then, we solve for x.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{4x}=\frac{5}{8} \\ \frac{8}{5}=4x \\ x=\frac{8}{5\cdot4} \\ x=\frac{2}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]