The sound pressure level at 250 Hz is 50 dB in one room and in 30 dB in the other. The surface area of the wall between them is 15 m2. The total amount of absorption at 250 Hz in the room with the lower noise level is 20 Sabines. What is the sound reduction index of the separating partition at 250 Hz: a. 20.0 dB b. 17.5 dB c. 18.8 dB d. 44.8 dB

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The sound pressure level at 250 Hz is 50 dB in one room and in 30 dB in the other. The surface area of the wall between them is 15 m2. The total amount of absorption at 250 Hz in the room with the lower noise level is 20 Sabines. What is the sound reduction index of the separating partition at 250 Hz:
a. 20.0 dB
b. 17.5 dB
c. 18.8 dB
d. 44.8 dB

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