Question

Mrs. Bell has an interest rate of 4.175% on her house. Mr. Bentley has an interest rate of 4.25% on his house. Which explains who has the lower interest rate?

Answer 1

The answer is D

Explanation:

Mrs bell has the lower interest rate because both decimals have a 4 in the ones place, and 1 tenth is less than 2 tenths.

Answer 2

Answer: Mrs Bell

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Mrs. Bell has an interest rate of 4.175% = 0.04175 on her house and Mr. Bentley has an interest rate of 4.25% = 0.0425 on his house.

The person who has the lower interest is Mrs Bell. This is because 4.25% is higher than Mrs Bell's interest of 4.175%