SOLUTION: Solve. Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 off all the pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungi

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Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 off all the pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the United States can be written as 1/10 Divided By 1/4. Write this ratio in simplist form.
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Fungicides account for 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 off all the pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungicides to insecticides used in the United States can be written as 1/10 Divided By 1/4. Write this ratio in simplist form.
%281%2F10%29%2F%281%2F4%29 this is known as a complex fraction and we want to make it a simple fraction (e.g., a/b). We can do this by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 4%2F1:
%28%281%2F10%29%284%2F1%29%29%2F%28%281%2F4%29%284%2F1%29%29 and this reduces to:
%284%2F10%29%2F1= 4/10 or 2/5
Hope this helps---ptaylor