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Is a rate always a ratio

User Hanmaslah
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Answer:

Yes and No

Explanation:

Rates are always ratios, since they are comparing two different numbers as they compare two different quantities. Ratios are sometimes rates, but not always.

User Wilderness
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Answer: sometimes but not always

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