Talk:Constant capital

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I don't understand Jim's preference for c/v over c:v. As I understand it from Ratio, "Ratios are not exactly the same thing as fractions. For example, if I have three pennies and five nickels, then the ratio of pennies to nickels is 3:5 or 3/5. This indicates that there are three fifths as many pennies as nickels. However the fraction of coins which are pennies is 3/(3+5) = 3/8. Thus the chances of a randomly selected coin being a penny are three in eight." So I'd prefer c:v. But I'm no great mathematician. Adhib 16:58, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)