SOLUTION: About how many times more intense is an earthquake that measures 8.1 on the Richter scale than an earthquake that measures 7.4 on the Richter scale? Recall that Richter defined the
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Question 1153143: About how many times more intense is an earthquake that measures 8.1 on the Richter scale than an earthquake that measures 7.4 on the Richter scale? Recall that Richter defined the magnitude R of an earthquake of intensity I to be
R = log I.
(Round your answer to two decimal places.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= 5.01 to 2 decimal places.
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CORRECTED ANSWER....
The RATIO of the intensities is 5.01; that is, the 8.1 earthquake is 5.01 TIMES AS INTENSE as the 7.4 earthquake.
To be grammatically correct, since the question asks for how many times MORE INTENSE the second earthquake was, the answer is 5.01-1 = 4.01.
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