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Doubling time at compound interest

In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 5 per cent. compound interest?

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XVIII. Interest and Annuities, Examples XVIII.a, No. 3

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).