Hearing High-pitched tones that young people canhear at 30 decibels must be produced at 90 decibelsfor elderly people to hear them. How many timeslouder must the tones be for the elderly to hear them?

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Problem 50RE: The formula for measuring sound intensity indecibels D is defined by the equation D=10log (II0),...
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Hearing High-pitched tones that young people can
hear at 30 decibels must be produced at 90 decibels
for elderly people to hear them. How many times
louder must the tones be for the elderly to hear them?

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