document.write( "Question 95616: Please help me i am no good at word problems. Science and medicine. Fungicides account for \"1%2F10\" of the pesticides used in the united states. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the U.S. can be written \"%281%2F10%29\"/\"%281%2F4%29\". Write the ratio in simplist form.
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(1/10)/(1/4)
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