hard accounting question?

a. 5.72

$1,200,000 x 6% = $72,000 Interest Expense on Bonds Payable

Number of Times Interest Earned = (Income before interest + tax) / Interest Expense

(340,000 + 72,000) / 72,000 = 5.72

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Balance sheet and income statement data indicate the following:

Bonds payable, 12% (issued 1998, due 2022)

$1,000,000

Preferred 5% stock, $100 par (no change during year)

300,000

Common stock, $50 par (no change during year)

2,000,000

Income before income tax for year

300,000

Income tax for year

80,000

Common dividends paid

50,000

Preferred dividends paid

15,000

Based on the data presented above, what is the number of times interest charges were earned (rounded to one decimal place)?