23. According to one of Tolkien's essays, there were 144 elves originally created by the gods in Middle-Earth. If their numbers

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23. According to one of Tolkien's essays, there were 144 elves originally created by the gods in Middle-Earth. If their numbers

tripled every century after that, how many elves were there 1000 years after the creation of Middle-Earth?
A) 432,000 elves
B) 59,049,000 elves
C) 432 elves
D) 8,503,056 elves

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oksian1 [2.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-21T07:33:41+03:00

oksian1 [2.3K]3 years ago

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

elves in 1000 years = elves now x (rate of increase)^time

elves increase every century. there are ten years in a century. thus time = 1000/100 = 10 years

144 x (3)^10 = 8,503,056 elves