Answer: 171 km³ per year. _________________________________ {<u><em>Note</em></u>: This is the answer for which you seek. However, this is the "amount" lost in the first year. For the second year, you would calculate 0.006% of "171 km³ " to find out how the amount of ice lost in the second year.}. __________________________________________________________ Explanation: __________________________________________________________
0.006% = 0.006/ 100 = 0.00006 ;
0.00006 * 2,850,000 km³ = 171 km³ per year. ______________________________________________
