According to rule of 72, how much time will it take the prices to double at the inflation rate of 4 percent?

six years

nine years

twelve years

eighteen years

The correct answer is: "eighteen years"

The Rule of 72 is a mechanism that determines the amount of time that an investment will take to double, at a fixed interest rate. 72 is divided between the annual rate of return and the resulting figure yields a rough estimate that forecasts how many years it will take for the initial investment to duplicate.

72/4= 18 years. The investment will take 18 years to duplicate.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.