SOLUTION: Hello, Could you help me on the solution to this question, A major earthquake of magnitude 87.8 is 1400 times as intense as a minor earthquake, find the magnitude of the minor e

Question 57349: Hello, Could you help me on the solution to this question,
A major earthquake of magnitude 87.8 is 1400 times as intense as a minor earthquake, find the magnitude of the minor earthquake to 3 decimal places.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A major earthquake of magnitude 87.8 is 1400 times as intense as a minor earthquake, find the magnitude of the minor earthquake to 3 decimal places.
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Let "x" be the magnitude of the minor earthquake.
EQUATION:
87.8=1400x
x=87.8/1400
x=0.063 (This is the magnitude of the minor earthquake)
Cheers,
Stan H.

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