An earthquake had a Richter scale magnitude of 7.3. Its aftershock had a Richter scale magnitude of 3.5. How many times more was the intensity of the original earthquake than the aftershock? Round to the nearest whole number.

An earthquake had a Richter scale magnitude of 7.3. Its aftershock had a Richter scale magnitude of 3.5. How many times more was the intensity of the original earthquake than the aftershock? Round to the nearest whole number.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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