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Why isnt 16:14 equivlant to 64:60

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Answer:

The scalar used does not exist in the real number system.

Explanation:

The ratio 16:14 is not equivalent to the ratio 64:60 because the scalar used does not exist in the real number system.

Note, that the ratio 64:60 can be scaled down by 4 to be the ratio 16:15, which is not the ratio 16:14.

In order to scale 64:60 to 16:14 or vise versa, you'd have to use a number that simply does not exist in the real number system.

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