Item 4 According to a survey, the residents of Country A has approximately 179,300,000 dogs and cats as pets. The same survey reports there are about 5.01×107 dogs and cats as pets in Country B. About how many times greater is the number of dogs and cats in Country A than Country B?

A. 0.25 times
B. 0.4 times
C. 2.5 times
D. 4 times

Linda and ralph have signed a contract to purchase a home. the closing date is april 27, and the buyer owns the property on the day of closing. the selling price of the home is $782,500. linda and ralph obtained a fixed-rate mortgage from a bank for $685,000 at 7.35% interest. the seller has already paid $14,578.15 in property taxes for the coming year. how much will linda and ralph owe in prorated expenses? (3 points) $64,925.65 $34,347.06 $10,496.82 $9,945.06