Problema Solution
Acertain mountain has an elevation of 19,419 feet.In 1909, the glacier on this peak covered 9 acres. By 2003 this glacier had melted to only one acre.
A.The yearly rate of change is___acres/years?
B. What is the equation that gives the acreage of the glacier t years after 1909?
A=__?
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changes 8 acre in 94 years
Therefore changes per year : 8/94 =0.085 acre per year