A crying baby emits sound with an intensity of 8.0 × 10-8 W/m2. Calculate a reasonable estimate for the intensity level from a set of quintuplets (five babies), all crying simultaneously at the same place?

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


C

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