SOLUTION: Given the formula for Richter Scale, M=Log(A/A0), where A is the measured intensity of the earthquake, A0 is the reference intensity, and M is the Richter Scale reading, find the f
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Question 1034964: Given the formula for Richter Scale, M=Log(A/A0), where A is the measured intensity of the earthquake, A0 is the reference intensity, and M is the Richter Scale reading, find the following:
Nancy is a scientist who measured the intensity of an earthquake to be 121,000 times the reference intensity. If Nancy needs to report a Richter scale reading to Daniel, a newspaper reporter, what number should Nancy tell Daniel?
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Typically Richter reports are rounded to the nearest tenth.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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