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Sixteen thousand volunteers are registered with a charitable trust. In every six months the number of volunteers increases at the rate of 5 %. The time period, at the end of which the total number of volunteers becomes 18522, is ________

A)  \[2\frac{1}{2}\]years      

B)         \[1\frac{1}{2}\]years  

C)  \[3\frac{1}{2}\]years    

D)         3 years

E)  None of these