SOLUTION: Science and Medicine. 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 rat

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Question 72477: Science and Medicine. 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 insecicides used in the United States can be written as 1/10 divided by 1/4. Write this ratio in simplest form.
I am trying to figure this out and came up with 1/40. Is this correct. I think I simplified wrong. Thanks
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/10 / 1/4
= 1/10 * 4/1
= 4/10
=2/5
=0.4
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Cheers,
Stan H.