How Much More on the Richter Scale Is an Earthquake

question 63

Essay

How much more on the Richter Scale is an earthquake with intensity 300,000 times the intensity of a zero-level earthquake than an earthquake with intensity 150,000 times the intensity of a zero-level earthquake? Write as an expression involving logarithms.Simplify by combining logarithms and then use a calculator to evaluate.

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