Answer is 12. Why? Well, here is why:
[tex]4:3
First, to get 8:6, you multiply 4:3 by 2.
Now. The hard part. 12:9 is skipped, which makes it tricky.
You must do 16:? instead.
You must multiply the 4:3 by 4 because if you divide 16 and 4,
You will get 4. Multiply the 4 by 3. You get 12.
Answer: 12[/tex].