Christina and DeAnna talked quietly before the band started to play. Now, the two are shouting and still can't completely hear what the other is saying. We can assume that once the band began to play, the signal-to-noise ratio in this scenario __________.

A. went from high signal/low noise to low signal/high noise
B. went from low signal/high noise to high signal/low noise
C. went from low signal/low noise to high signal/high noise
D. didn't change and had nothing to do with the communication problems they experienced


Answer: A

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