Riverside Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate…

Riverside Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 6.5%, compounded monthly.  The loan (principal plus interest) must be repaid at the end of the year.  Midwest Bank also offers to lend you the $50,000, but it will charge an annual rate of 7.0%, with no interest due until the end of the year.  How much higher or lower is the effective annual rate charged by Midwest versus the rate charged by Riverside?

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is an important part of blood…

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is an important part of blood cholesterol test. LDL higher than 130mg/dl is a risk factor of developing cardiovascular disease. To prevent cardiovascular disease, a health center had a free blood cholesterol test for all the people older than 65 in the community. A total of eight people attended the blood screening and their blood test results are listed below: LDL(mg/dl): 130,143,114,110,123,110,134,124After the blood test, the nurse wants to know the Interquartile Range of LDL scores: (hint: 25% of LDL scores is 112) The Interquartile Range is ____________.