SOLUTION: Please help me i am no good at word problems. Science and medicine. Fungicides account for {{{1/10}}} of the pesticides used in the united states. The ratio of fungicides to inse

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Question 95616: Please help me i am no good at word problems. Science and medicine. Fungicides account for of the pesticides used in the united states. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the U.S. can be written /. Write the ratio in simplist form.
Please help me.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/10)/(1/4)
invert the denominator and multiply
(1/10)*(4/1)
= 4/10
= 2/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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