SOLUTION: 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 r

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Question 77755: 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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1/10 divided by 1/4. Write the ratio in simplest form
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1/10 / 1/4
= 1/10 * 4/1
=4/10
=2/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.