3. Find the loan-to-value ratio for a home appraised at $583,620.00 that the buyer will purchase for $585,000.00. The buyer plans to make a down payment of $175,000.00

Explanation:

The loan-to-value ratio is the amount of the mortgage compared with the value of the property. It is expressed as a percentage. If you get an $80,000 mortgage to buy a $100,000 home, then the loan-to-value is 80%, because you got a loan for 80% of the home's value.

answer (b); /// a method of measuring the opinions of a large group of people by selecting a subset of the larger group, asking them a set of questions and then generalizing those responses;

credit history is used by lenders to determine whether you are a 'risky' person to give their money to.

having a short history provide very little data for the lenders. they wouldn't be able to determine your credit behavior from such a small samples. even if they are perfect.

having long credit history with few blemishes provide larger and more accurate data for the lenders to predict your credit behavior.