13. What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System? A. to regulate banks and create a more elastic currency
B. to keep better track of government income and expenditure
C. to meet the demands of Populists and Progressives for bimetallism
D. to reassure bondholders that America would remain on the gold
standard

A. To regulate banks and create a more elastic currency

Explanation:

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.