SOLUTION: How many times is the 80 db louder than 30 db?

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Question 902566: How many times is the 80 db louder than 30 db?
Found 2 solutions by Jc0110, Fombitz:
Answer by Jc0110(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve this question by using fraction.
Fraction=HigherIntensityOfSound%2FLowerIntensityOfSound
Fraction=80%2F60
Fraction=1.33
Therefore, 80 db is 1.33 times louder than 30 db.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Decibels are a base 10 log scale.
dB=10%2Alog%28%28P%2FP%5B0%5D%29%29
so 80 dB is actually
10%5E8%2F10%5E3 louder than 30 dB.
or 10%5E5=100000 times.