document.write( "Question 905966: Two brothers, Richard and Steve each inherit 40000. Rick invests his inheritance in a savings account with an annual return of 2.1% while Steve invests his money in a cd paying 5.8% annually. How much more money does Richard have than Steve after one year \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " Steve earns more money not Richard.
\n" ); document.write( "Steve invested at 5.8% which is almost three time Richard's rate
\n" ); document.write( "Richard at 2.1%
\n" ); document.write( ".058*40000=2320\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".021*40000=840
\n" ); document.write( "Difference 1440
\n" ); document.write( "What was Richard thinking!
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