Question

The ratio of minutes to gallons of water flowing through a garden hose is 2 to 12. Carlotta says that an equivalent ratio of minutes to gallons is 6 to 1. Is Carlotta correct?

Answer 1

Given that the ratio of minutes to gallons of water flowing through a garden hose is 2 to 12. 

Divide both parts by 2. Then we can say that the ratio of minutes to gallons of water flowing through a garden hose is 1 to 6. 

Therefore Carlotta is not correct.