document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73609>Question 73609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you assist me in sovling problem...science and technology...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States.  Insectides accoutn for 1/4 of all the pesticides used in the United States.  The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the United States can be written 1/10 divide 1/4.  Write this ration in simplest form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F10%29%2F%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F10%29%2F%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Now lets first multiply the numerator and denominator by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----We can do this because we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F1%29%2F%284%2F1%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F1%29%2F%284%2F1%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and we are doing this to get rid of the fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the denominator.  So we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%2F10%29%284%2F1%29%29%2F%28%281%2F4%29%284%2F1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%2F10%29%284%2F1%29%29%2F%28%281%2F4%29%284%2F1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifying, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F10%29%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F10%29%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------------------ans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps------ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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