The Richter scale describes how much energy an earthquake releases. With every increase of 1.0 on the scale, 32 times more energy is released. How many times more energy would be released by a quake measuring 2.0 more units on the Richter scale?

The Richter scale describes how much energy an earthquake releases. With every increase of 1.0 on the scale, 32 times more energy is released. How many times more energy would be released by a quake measuring 2.0 more units on the Richter scale?

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