PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS ONE :)

On the decibel scale, the loudness of a sound, in decibals, is given by D = 10log I/I0 where I is the intensity of a sound barely audible to the human ear. If the intensity of a sound is 1011I0, what is its loudness in decibels?

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PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS ONE :)

On the decibel scale, the loudness of a sound, in decibals, is given by D = 10log I/I0 where I is the intensity of a sound barely audible to the human ear. If the intensity of a sound is 1011I0, what is its loudness in decibels?

anonymous · Answer

what is this number?

anonymous · Answer

101110
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anonymous · Answer

looks like this in his document.... 1011 I0

anonymous · Answer

then it is not clear is it?

anonymous · Answer

my first guess would be to divide by 10 then take the log, then move the decimal over one place.

anonymous · Answer

ok... i'm confused by it, haha but thank you

anonymous · Answer

101110

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=10*log%281011%29&a=*FunClash.log-_*Log10.Log-