Fractional reserve banking refers to a banking system in which

A. bank reserves are only a fraction of required reserves.
B. bank reserves are only a fraction of total deposits.
C. bank loans are less than bank reserves.
D. bank deposits are less than bank reserves.


Answer: B

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