In a charity triathlon, Mark ran half the distance and swam a quarter of the distance. When he took a quick break to get a drink of Gatorade, he was just starting to bike the remaining 24 miles. What was the total distance of the race?

Several paint mixtures are made by mixing blue paint and white paint. paint colors blue paint white paint mixture a 5 cups 12 cups mixture b 6 cups 6 cups mixture c 4 cups 12 cups mixture d 5 cups 6 cups which mixture has the highest ratio of blue paint to white paint