Howard must decide if he will purchase discount points for his mortgage. Two discount points which cost 2% of the mortgage amount will result in a 0.5% decrease in the interest rate. The terms of the mortgage are shown below.

Howard's Mortgage $423,000 30 year fixed 4.5% annual rate 2 discount points M $2,143 28 5% annual rate 0 discount points M = $2.270 76

Howard plans to stay in his house for about five years. Should Howard purchase the two discount points? Explain your reasoning.

Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the following sequence. round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

Which of the following statement about pascal's triangle are true?

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.