Final answer:
The question asks for the ratios of boys to girls and water to sugar. Option C), which provides ratios of 1:3 for boys to girls and 3:1 for water to sugar, is the logical choice as it indicates a lower number of boys compared to girls and more water than sugar in the lemonade mixture.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks for ratios that represent the number of boys to girls and the ratio of water to sugar in the lemonade container. Ratios are a way of comparing quantities to see how much of one thing there is compared to another. In the options provided, each set of ratios is presented as a pair. We need to determine the correct pair that accurately represents the specified relationships.
Option C) 1:3, 3:1 seems to be the one that would make sense. The first ratio in this option could represent the number of boys to every three girls, whereas the second ratio could represent having three parts of water to every one part of sugar in the lemonade container.
If we consider that a higher amount of one component (water or boys) should be compared to a smaller amount of the other component (sugar or girls), the 3:1 ratio for water to sugar suggests there is more water than sugar, just as the 1:3 ratio for boys to girls indicates fewer boys than girls.