SOLUTION: Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the U.S. Insecticides account for 1/4 of all the pesticides used in the U.S. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in t

Question 57057: Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the U.S. Insecticides account for 1/4 of all the pesticides used in the U.S. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the U.S. can be written 1/10 divided by 1/4 write the ratio in simplest form.
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1/10 divided by 1/4 is the same as 1/10 times 4, given the rule of division of fractions (take the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction and multiply). This leaves 4/10, which reduces to 2/5.
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