Question

Im wondering for this question if I'm right and going toward the right direction.

Last week there was an earthquake that measured as a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale. Today you hear on the radio that there was a second earthquake that was 27 times more intense than the first. What was the magnitude of the second earthquake on the Richter scale?


27(3.2)
=86.4

I feel I'm doing this wrong and theres more too it to this question.

Answer 1

I did this not long ago

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1451681946

Answer 2

Are you sure this is right,someone told me since to get magmitude of the second i have to multiply 27 by first earthquake which is 3.2
27(3.2)=84
Im confused

Answer 3

*86.4 i mean