1. 12x + 8 - 7x - 10 2. 17/3x + 17 - 2/3x - 15
3. 8- 12x -10+7x
4. 9 - 9/2x - 1/2x -7
answers to choose from
-5x - 2
5x + 2
5x - 2
-5x + 2

The magnitude, m, of an earthquake is defined to be m=log l/s, where i is the intensity of the earthquake (measured by the amplitude of the seismograph wave) and s is the intensity of a “standard” earthquake, which is barely detectable. what is the magnitude of an earthquake that is 1,000 times more intense than a standard earthquake? use a calculator. round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Given a: b and b: c, find a: b: c. write the ratio in simplest form. a: b=6: 10 and b: c=21: 33

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