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Four banks offered home equity loans at the rates of \(4 \frac{7}{8}\) percent, \(5 \frac{1}{4}\) percent, \(4 \frac{3}{5}\) percent, and \(5 \frac{1}{8}\) percent, respectively. The greatest difference between any two of these rates, expressed as a decimal, is between
A. 0.0001 and 0.0005
B. 0.001 and 0.005
C. 0.005 and 0.01
D. 0.01 and 0.05
E. 0.05 and 0.1
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\(4 \frac{7}{8} = \frac{39}{8}\)
\(5 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{42}{8}\)
\(4 \frac{3}{5} = \frac{23}{5}\)
\(5 \frac{1}{8} = \frac{41}{8}\)
The LCM of the denominator = 40
\(4 \frac{7}{8} = \frac{39*5}{8*5} = \frac{195}{40}\)
\(5 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{42}{8}= \frac{210}{40}\)
\(4 \frac{3}{5} = \frac{23}{5}= \frac{184}{40}\)
\(5 \frac{1}{8} = \frac{41}{8}= \frac{205}{40}\)
The greatest number is \(\frac{210}{40}\) and the least number is \(\frac{184}{40}\)
\(\frac{210}{40} - \frac{184}{40} = \frac{26}{40}\)
All the above numbers are in percentage.
Hence, \(\frac{26}{40}* \frac{1}{100} = \frac{26}{4}*10^{-3} = 6.5 * 10^{-3} = 0.0065\)
Option C