SOLUTION: fungicides account for one tenth of the pesticides used in the u.s. Insecticides account for one fourth of all the pesticides used in the u.s. The ratio of fungicides to insetici

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Question 47702: fungicides account for one tenth of the pesticides used in the u.s. Insecticides account for one fourth of all the pesticides used in the u.s.
The ratio of fungicides to inseticides used in the u.s. can be written 1/10 to 1/4. write this ration in simplest form.
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1/10 to 1/4 is %281%2F10%29%2F%281%2F4%29.
When dividing fractions, we invert the second, so:
1%2F10+%2A+4%2F1
4%2F10
2%2F5