How much more intense is an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 on the Richter scale than one with a magnitude of 5.6?

(a) 1.9 times
(b) 79 times
(c) 2.9 times
(d) 794 times
(e) none of these


(d) 794 times

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A. -$0.81 B. -$0.85 C. -$0.83 D. -$1.00

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Malia buys a chocolate-strawberry-vanilla cake in Figure(i) for $14.00 . She cuts the cake into six 60° wedges as shown in Figure (ii). Malia likes chocolate twice as much as vanilla and likes vanilla twice as much as strawberry. What is the value of piece 3 to Malia?

A. $4.00 B. $3.00 C. $2.00 D. $1.00 E. none of these

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Factor.6x2 - 13xt + 6t2

A. Prime B. (6x - 2t)(x - 3t) C. (3x - 2t)(2x - 3t) D. (3x + 2t)(2x + 3t)

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Find the angle between v and w. Round to one decimal place, if necessary.v = i + j and w = i + j - k

A. 0° B. 66° C. 90° D. 35.3°

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