Decibel rating of the loudness of a sound is modeled by where I is the intensity of

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Decibel rating of the loudness of a sound is modeled byd = 10 log


where I is the intensity of a particular sound, and I0 is the intensity of a very faint threshold sound. A few years ago, there was a controversy about a proposed government limit on factory noise. One group wanted a maximum of 89 decibels, while another group wanted 86. Find the percent by which the 89-decibel intensity exceeds that for 86 decibels.

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College Algebra

ISBN: 978-0134697024

12th edition

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

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