Hurricane Wilma of 2005 is the most intense hurricane on
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Hurricane Wilma of 2005 is the most intense hurricane on 
record in the Atlantic basin, with a low-pressure reading of 
882 mbar (millibars). Convert this reading into (b) torr.

Accepted Answer

Hi everyone here we have a question telling us that a category three hurricane can have essential pressure of up to 964 millibars and a wind speed of 130 MPH. Based on the Saffir Simpson scale, what is this pressure and Tour? So our important conversion factors one millibar Equals 10 to the negative three bars, one atmosphere Equals 1.01325 bars, one atmosphere Equals Tour. And now with this information, we can find this pressure and tour. So we're gonna start with our 964 millibars And we're going to multiply that by 10 to the negative three bars over one millibar times one atmosphere Over 1.01325 bars Times 760 Tour over one atmosphere. And our millibars are going to cancel out here. Our bars are going to cancel out and our atmospheres are going to cancel out leaving us with tour And that equals 723 tour. And that is our final answer. Thank you for watching. Bye.

Hurricane Wilma of 2005 is the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin, with a low-pressure reading of 882 mbar (millibars). Convert this reading into (b) torr.

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