ANSWER
The simplest form of the ratio

is

EXPLANATION
The ratio given to us is

We can divide each term in ratio by the same number.
To find the ratio in the simplest form we divide the terms in the ratio by their highest common factor, which is

This implies that,

We simplify this to obtain,

The correct answer is C.
Alternatively,


This implies that,
16.
1/2= 0.5 and it takes 16 months to get to 8 inches.
0.5x16=8
So, she buys 16 bags, each of them weights

pounds.
to find how many pounds of soil she bought, we have to multiply:
16*

=//16 is equal to 8*2, so we can simpify:
2*

which is 2*5=10
so in the end she bought 10 pounds of soil!