7.) Math question

The market for MBS is $4.6 trillion and the U.S. government owns roughly 3.2% which is $X. How much bigger is the rest of the market compared to the U.S. government’s holdings?

a.)96.8% larger

b.)196.8% larger

c.) 30.25 times larger

d.) Not enough information.

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