Question

An earthquake struck city A measured 8.17 on the Richter​ scale, and another earthquake struck city B measured 6.8. How many times more intense was the earthquake that struck city A than the earthquake that struck city​ B?

Answer 1

hey richter scale is base 10 log scale

Answer 2

I'm unsure how to figure it out I'm not sure what that is

Answer 3

so when they say 8.17, its really a constant times 10^8.17
and 6.8 -> 10^6.8

Answer 4

so how many times bigger is 10^8.17 than 10^6.8

Answer 5

use a calculator to find
10^8.17/10^6.8

Answer 6

I got 23.442

Answer 7

yup

Answer 8

thank you so much!!