Question

A mountain in boone county is eroding and losing elevation at a rate of 5% every millennium. if the current elevation is 1,710 meters, how tall will the mountain be in 4 millennia?
if necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer: 1,393 meters tall

Step-by-step explanation:

Plug in 1710 meters for the initial amount, 0.05 for the rate of decrease, and 4 millennia for the time elapsed.

y

= a(1–r)t

y

= 1,710(1–0.05)4 Plug in values

y

= 1,710(0.95)4 Subtract

y

= 1,710(0.81450…) Simplify

y

= 1,392.80568… Multiply

Round to the nearest whole number.

1,392.80568… → 1,393

To the nearest whole number, the mountain will be 1,393 meters tall.