………………………………….. x z z z

Answer:
a: 4 : 1
b: 12 (water) : 3 (sugar)
Step-by-step explanation:
ratio is similar to a fraction
water to sugar
the "to" is for what of every what it needs
to = can be used as ":"
For example:
For every 1 cup of sugar you need 4 cups of water to make the humming bird nectar. (it needs to be IN ORDER which is why for letter 'a' I did it water to sugar)