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A ratio is not the same as a percentage, although I have not looked
into the specifics of this case, and what they are calling a ratio. A
ratio is either represented by a single number that you get by dividing
one number (A) by another (B). The number represents the ratio of A to
B. One example of where I use that is in one of the calculations I use
to help determine of someone is committing fraud by using their
checking account to create "loans" by taking advantage of using money
they deposit into their account before it is actually collected from
the bank where the deposited check is drawn. I look at the debit to
credit ratio, which is the number of withdrawals (checks) divided by
the number of deposits. If I were using a percentage, I would add the
number of deposits and the number of withdrawals then I would divide
either the deposits or the withdrawals by that number to get a
percentage. But what I really want to know is how many checks are
written for each deposit made, and that has nothing to do with the
total of both. The percentage could be used, but it is more indirect
and conceptually more difficult to understand. So it really depends on
what you are looking at and why that determines whether you want to see
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