Question

the seismic waves of a magnitude 6 earthquake are 10 squared times as great as a magnitude 4 earthquake. The seismic waves of a magnitude 4 earthquake are 10 times as great as a magnitude 3 earthquake. How many times as great are the seismic waves of a magnitude 6 earthquake as those of a magnitude 3 earthquake? Write as a monomial

Answer 1

let magnitude 3 be represented by c
then maginitude 4 would be 10c
and magnitude 6 would be 10^2 x 10c = 1000c

it would be 1000 times as great.