SOLUTION: 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

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Question 97288: 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 ÷ 1/4 . Write this ratio in simplest form.
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1/10 ÷ 1/4
=
1/10 x 4/1
1 x 4= 4
10 x 1= 10
=4/10
or 2/5