Increasing the original price of an article by 5 percent and then increasing the new price by 5 percent is equivalent to increasing the original price by Select the correct option:  A) 10.25 %  B) 12.5 %  C) 14.75 %  D) 15.15 %  E) 16.25 %

Rationale: "1.05 * 1.05 * x = 1.1025 * x the answer is a ."
Answer: A