Question

A cleaner recommends mixing 1½ cup of cleaner for every 12 cups of water. What is the ratio of cleaner to water in simplest form?

1/8


2/3


1/2


7/8

Answer 1

1/8, because 3/2 divided by 12 is 1/8

Answer 2

we know that

To find the ratio of cleaner to water

Divide the total cups of cleaner by the total cups of water

In this problem we have

total cups of cleaner------>
`1(1)/(2)`

convert to an improper fraction

`1(1)/(2)=(1*2+1)/(2)= (3)/(2)`

total cups of water------>
`12`

Find the ratio

`((3/2))/(12)= (3)/(24)= (1)/(8)`

therefore

the answer is

`(1)/(8)`