Question 16 • FowU - Financial Math - B
Estimate the overall fraction of new businesses that became profitable by combining the five years of data: 1,241 profitable businesses out of 3,598 new businesses, or about 34.5%. Applying that rate to 684 new businesses gives 684 × 0.345 ≈ 236. So approximately 236 businesses could be expected to turn a profit in excess of their initial investment; this is choice B.
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