Write a ratio of fertilizer to water and simplify it, if possible. Useful facts:
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
16 cups = 1 gallon
Sylvia adds 8 tablespoons of plant fertilizer to a gallon of water.

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First, convert the tablespoons of fertilizer and the gallon of water to the same unit. 8 tablespoons of fertilizer is half a cup (since 16 tablespoons = 1 cup), and 1 gallon of water is 16 cups. Therefore, the ratio of fertilizer to water is 1/2 cup to 16 cups, which simplifies to 1:32.

Write a Ratio of Fertilizer to Water and Simplify It