Question

A bank surveyed its loans to new small businesses. It found that the ratio of unpaid or overdue loans to good loans was 1:2. If 159 small businesses are selected randomly from the bank’s files, how many are likely to have unpaid or overdue loans?

Answer 1

Answer:

53 businesses

Step-by-step explanation:

let unpaid loan be U

let good loan be G

U 1

__= __

G 2

U:G = 1:2

U+ G = 159

1 part +2 parts = 159

3 parts = 159

1 part = 53

U = 1part = 53 businesses