There Are Two Countries on a Peninsula

question 5

Multiple Choice

There are two countries on a peninsula. The first has a per capita annual growth rate of 2%, and its neighbor to the south has an annual growth rate of 5%. How much sooner will the country in the south double its GDP per capita than will its neighbor in the north?

• A) 5 years
• B) 10 years
• C) 15 years
• D) 21 years

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