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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the magnitude of the minor earthquake.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "87.8=1400x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=87.8/1400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.063 (This is the magnitude of the minor earthquake)<BR>\n" );
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