The Richter Scale Reading for an Earthquake Measures Its Intensity

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Richter scale reading for an earthquake measures its intensity (as a multiple of some minimum intensity used for comparison) . The intensity I corresponding to a Richter scale reading R is given by . Find the intensity of a quake measuring 5.5 rounded to the nearest integer. ​

• A)316,228
• B)25,329,516
• C)562
• D)5,033
• E)24

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