document.write( "Question 77090: Science and technology. Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account 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 divided by 1/4. Write the ratio in simplest form.
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Science and technology. Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account 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 divided by 1/4. Write the ratio in simplest form.
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\n" ); document.write( "If you are supposed to be working with complex fractions, you multiply the top and bottom fractions by the LCD of both fractions, 20.
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