You have to add the whole numbers, which is 5 + 2 = 7. Then you add the fractions. In order to do that, you have to convert 4/9 to X/36 so 15/36 and 4/9 have the same denominator. In this case, 9 is a factor of 36, so you can multiply 4/9 by 4/4 (which is like multiplying by one). The result is 16/36. Now add the numerators 15 + 16 = 31. Denominator remains 36 because you do not change it when you add fractions.
The result therefore is 7 and 31/36.
Answer:
1115322
Step-by-step explanation:
In 1906, San Francisco felt the impact of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8.
Claimed statement is he worst is yet to come, with an earthquake 142,990 times as intense as the 1906 earthquake ready to hit San Francisco.
We need to find the magnitude of their claimed earthquake.
It can be calculated by simply multiplying 142,990 by 7.8 as follows :
The magnitude of claimed earthquake is 1115322
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That's a positive slope... I don't know if that's the kind of answer you're looking for, but it's a start I guess.