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If an earthquake measures 2.4 on the Richter Scale, what is the intensity of this earthquake, relative to a 0-level earthquake? Round off your answer to the nearest integer.

Question 8 A tsunami hit a string of islands along the Australian coast. There were 641,025 residents on the islands. Rescuers were able to save all but 180,973 people. What is the mortality rate of the tsunami? Report your answer to the second decimal point rounding as appropriate. Your Answer: Answer

Question 6 Convert 283% to a decimal and do not round.

Suppose that the local newspaper reported that Millerville and Big Lake both had 50 murders last year. However, 5 years ago, Millersville had 42 murders and Big Lake had just 29. Calculate the absolute change and the perchance for each city over the five years. Could the newspaper make the claim that crime had gone up by the same amount in each city? Explain

During his short stint as Shadow Finance Minister, Barnaby Joyce displayed a curious grasp of numbers. One of his most infamous exclamations was “All this billions, quillions, Brazilians.” Less well known was his tax-reform proposal, recommending that if you earn $x per day, you are taxed x% of that amount (with the understanding that you pay 100% tax if you earn $100 or more per day. Under Senator Barnaby’s plan, which amount x gives you the highest earnings after tax has been taken out?

A student has a semester GPA of 2.5 based on 15 credit hours. This included an F in a 4 credit hour class. If the student had withdrawn in time, what would be the revised GPA? Round to 2 decimal places. The revised GPA is