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The loudest insect on Earth is the African cicada. It produces sounds as loud as 105 decibels at 20 inches away. The blue whale is the loudest mammal on Earth. The call of the blue whale can reach levels up to 83 decibels louder than the African cicada. How loud are the calls of the blue whale?

This is just a check, mind.

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PLEASE HELP!!! I WILL REWARD MEDAL/FAN!!!

The loudest insect on Earth is the African cicada. It produces sounds as loud as 105 decibels at 20 inches away. The blue whale is the loudest mammal on Earth. The call of the blue whale can reach levels up to 83 decibels louder than the African cicada. How loud are the calls of the blue whale?



This is just a check, mind.

jjuden · Answer

african cicada loudness= 105 decibles 
blue whale loudness = african cicada loudness + 83 decibles 
blue whale loudness = 105 decibles + 83 decibles 
blue whale loudness = 188 decibles

tkhunny · Answer

Seriously, that's a whole lot of problem statement for an addition problem.

jjuden · Answer

we all know @tkhunny

lilai3 · Answer

Yes, I got 188, too. But this problem is an inequality. How do I put it into an inequality?

lilai3 · Answer

@jjuden and @tkhunny 
please help!

lilai3 · Answer

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