Over two summers, Ray saved $900 and $500. The polynomial 900x 2 + 500x represents his savings at the beginning of the third year, where x is the growth factor. (The interest rate r is x - 1.) What is the interest rate he needs to start the third year with $1600 in savings?
  A.  8.4% 
  B.  264% 
  C.  0.1% 
  D.  1.1%