Calculate How Many Times More Intense an Earthquake with a Richter

question 39

Multiple Choice

Calculate how many times more intense an earthquake with a Richter number of 8.1 is than an earthquake with a Richter number of 6.2. Please round the answer to the whole number.

• A) 84
• B) 87
• C) 79
• D) 89
• E) 81

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