SOLUTION: Fungicides account of 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 of all pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungicides to insecti

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Question 95175: Fungicides account of 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 of all pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungicides to insecticedes used in the United States written 1/10 (divided) 1/4. Write this ratio in simplest form.
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Fungicides account of 1/10 of the pesticides used in the United States. Insecticides account for 1/4 of all pesticides used in the United States. The ratio of fungicides to insecticedes used in the United States written 1/10 (divided) 1/4. Write this ratio in simplest form.
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Multiply both by the least common multiple of 10 and 4, which is 20,
to get: 2 to 5
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Stan H.