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A certain mountain has an elevation of 19,196 ft. In 1912 a glacier on this peak covered 9 acres. By 2003 this glacier had only melted to 1 acre.
What is the constant rate that
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A certain mountain has an elevation of 19,196 ft. In 1912 a glacier on this peak covered 9 acres. By 2003 this glacier had only melted to 1 acre.
What is the constant rate that this glacier melts yearly?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The time period of the reduction is:
2003-1912=91 years
9-1=8 acres is the decrease in size.
Therefore the reduction rate per year is:
8/91=.088 acres per year is the constant rate of decline in the glaciers size.
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