Problema Solution
IN 1940 THE SURFACE AREA OF THE DEAD SEA WAS ABOUT 980 SQUARE KILOMETERS. FROM 1940 TO 2001 THE AVERAGE RATE OF CHANGE IN SURFACE AREA WAS ABOUT -5.7 SQUARE KILOMETERS PER YEAR. fIND THE SURFACE AREA OF THE DEAD SEA IN 2001
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2001 - 1940 = 61 years
980 - 5.7*61 = 632.3
in 2001 the surface area would be about 632.3 square kilometers