How did speculative investing weaken the stability of the stock market? A. The flurry of investing artificially raised the price of stocks. B. Conservative investors sold their stock due to the increase in risky investments. C. When speculative investing increased, the real value of companies decreased. D. The risky investments caused banks to stop loaning money to investors.

When speculative investing increased, the real value of companies decreased." Speculative investing means that investors make decisions on where they think the company will go, not the actual value of the company.

Explanation:

what are the issues?

the fraction 18/22 is equivalent to 9/11.

in decimal form if needed

this is a proper fraction once the absolute value of the top number or numerator (18) is smaller than the absolute value of the bottom number or denomintor (22).

the fraction 18/22 is equal to 18÷22 and can also be expressed in decimal form as 0.818182.