[Know your rights]

support the basis of your statement, "the ratio could change because of relatively increased use in the lower 48"

Simple arithmetic: if either term in a ratio changes, the ratio itself changes. Product of public schooling, are you?

[robertpaulsen]

That does support the basis of your statement, "the ratio could change" all right. But, unfortunately, that was not my request.

Again, support the basis of your claim that, "the ratio could change because of relatively increased use in the lower 48". That is, where do you find the basis that the use increased in the lower 48? Just make it up to be argumentative (ie., trolling)?