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The table in given image represents the decibel level for several sound sources. Use the table to make comparisons of the intensities of the following sounds.

How many times more intense is the front row of a Smashin' Pumpkins concert than ...

a. ... the 15th row of the same concert?

b. ... the average factory?

c. ... normal speech?

d. ... the library after school?

e. ... the sound that most humans can just barely hear?

Sound Source
Level (dB)
Smashin' Pumpkins
concert (front row)
Smashin' Pumpkins
concert (15th row)
110
100
Average factory
90
Normal Speech
60
Library
40
Threshhold of
hearing

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