Question

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An underground mine elevator descends 12% of the total depth every minute. The total depth of the elevator is 75 meters below the ground. How many meters below the ground is the elevator after 2 minutes?

1. −18 meters
2. −9 meters
3. −4.5 meters
4. −22.5 meters

Answer 1

I believe its 1. -18 meters

Explanation:

first find how many meters the elevator is descending per minute. to do this:

what is 12% of 75?

(75×.12) = 9

the elevator is descending 9 meters per minute.

9×2=18