AMC8 2019 8, Problem 9

Alex and Felicia each have cats as pets. Alex buys cat food in cylindrical cans that are $6$ cm in diameter and $12$ cm high. Felicia buys cat food in cylindrical cans that are $12$ cm in diameter and $6$ cm high. What is the ratio of the volume of one of Alex's cans to the volume of one of Felicia's cans?

Solution: Using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, we get Alex, $108\pi$, and Felicia, $216\pi$. We can quickly notice that $\pi$ cancels out on both sides and that Alex's volume is $1/2$ of Felicia's leaving $1/2 = \fbox{1:2}$ as the answer.

Answer: 1:2