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.

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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.

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