If each year the population of the country grows by 10%, how many years will elapse before the population of the country doubles?	Choose the correct answer:
A) 3  B) 4  C) 5  D) 7  E) 8

Rationale: till year 2000 , population is 100 . year 2001 : population becomes 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 year elapsed year 2002 : population becomes 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 year elapsed year 2003 : population becomes > 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 year elapsed year 2004 : population becomes > 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 year elapsed year 2005 : population becomes > 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 year elapsed year 2006 : population becomes > 176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 year elapsed year 2007 : population becomes > 193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 year elapsed year 2008 : population > 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 year elapsed answer : e
Answer: E