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1996 AJHSME Problem 13

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7/10/2011
In the fall of 19961996, a total of 800800 students participated in an annual school clean-up day. The organizers of the event expect that in each of the years 19971997, 19981998, and 19991999, participation will increase by 50%50 \% over the previous year. The number of participants the organizers will expect in the fall of 19991999 is
(A) 1200(B) 1500(C) 2000(D) 2400(E) 2700\text{(A)}\ 1200 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1500 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2000 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2400 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2700
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