The process of determining the resultant appearance of a folding paper fan dipped in two colors can be understood by examining the overlap and absorption pattern of the colors. Given that the fan is first dipped in orange and then in red, we need to consider how these colors interact on the fan's surface. The folding nature of the fan creates multiple pleats; each pleat receives color sequentially as it is dipped. When dipped in orange, the exposed surfaces of the pleats are colored orange. When subsequently dipped in red, only the outermost layers or edges of those same pleats, those directly in contact with red, will take on the red color because the red cannot penetrate through folds. Therefore, the areas dipped first in orange appear orange. The parts that receive red after the orange, which are the outermost layers, will appear red or a mixture if orange interacts with the red, depending on opacity and dye strength. To find the closest representation of the resultant fan:
Identify an option where the inner folded sections or entire pleats appear orange.
The exposed edges at the perimeter of the fan, or outer layers, appear red.
The correct answer is an option where such a pattern is observed, indicating a correct understanding of the sequential dipping and layering effect. Thus, the result aligns with .
