A Certain Crying Baby Emits Sound with an Intensity of 8.0

question 41

Multiple Choice

A certain crying baby emits sound with an intensity of 8.0 × 10^-8 W/m². What is the intensity level due to a set of five such crying babies, all crying with the same intensity? You can neglect any absorption, reflection, or interference of the sound. The lowest detectable intensity is 1.0 × 10^-12 W/m².

• A) 79 dB
• B) 69 dB
• C) 56 dB
• D) 49 dB
• E) 36 dB

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