document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206868>Question 1206868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The intensity of the sound of traffic at a busy intersection was measured at <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 × 10−5 W/m2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find the intensity level in decibels. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red>80 decibels</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=red>80 decibels</font> is when there's a loud radio or a classroom lecture going on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Source:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On that page is also the mention of the formula I used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Refer to formula 17.3.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"https://www.osha.gov/noise\">https://www.osha.gov/noise</a><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Refer to the subsection labeled \"How loud is too loud?\"<BR>\n" );
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