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?

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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?

518nad · Answer

hey richter scale is base 10 log scale

milliedelongg · Answer

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

518nad · Answer

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

518nad · Answer

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

518nad · Answer

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

milliedelongg · Answer

I got 23.442

518nad · Answer

yup

milliedelongg · Answer

thank you so much!!

kvng_dope · Answer

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