Asked by Jarvis

A mountain in Benton County is eroding and losing elevation at a rate of 1% every millennium. If the current elevation is 953 meters, how tall will the mountain be in 7 millennia?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
This is exponential decay: after 7 millennia the elevation is 953*(0.99)^7.

Compute: 953*(0.99)^7 ≈ 953*0.932065 ≈ 888.258, so about 888 meters (to the nearest whole number).