Question: Ruby is outside watering her lawn, when she sees Anthony walking towards her on the sidewalk talking on his iPhone 1 5 . Water is

Ruby is outside watering her lawn, when she sees Anthony walking towards her on the sidewalk talking on his iPhone15. Water is flowing out of Ruby's water hose at a speed of 5 m/s, and Ruby knows Anthony isn't paying attention to his surroundings. So Ruby uses her thumb to reduce the cross section of the hose from 3 cm^2 to 1 cm^2, and sprays Anthony in his face before he gets too close to her lawn. What is the speed of the water that hits Anthony's face? [The iPhone15 is water-resistant and is not harmed.]
Group of answer choices
6 m/s
2 m/s
27 m/s
15 m/s

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