Consider two points on xy plane A(2,-1) and B(2,1) . Can I say the ratio of x to y coordinates for A and B is same.
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Can RATIO be negative?
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This doesn't make mathematical sense. Ratios are used to relate amounts or quantities. X and Y are relative coordinates in space; the numbers don't MEAN anything in that context.
Negative ratios can technically exist, though I don't see much use for them. Debt/Earning ratios, maybe.
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Negative ratios can technically exist, though I don't see much use for them. Debt/Earning ratios, maybe.
Is there a GMAT question attached to this?
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The absolute value for the ratios is the same, but the ratios themselves are not.
Put it into English to better understand:
A:
I have two for every one that you do not have
B:
I have two for every one that you have
Put it into English to better understand:
A:
I have two for every one that you do not have
B:
I have two for every one that you have