Calculate how many times more intense is 90 dB sound compared to 40 dB

1.	Calculate how many times more intense is 90 dB sound compared to 40 dB sound?
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Given <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/data-25577" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DATA">DATA</a>: `L=log(I)/(I_(0))=logI-logI_(0)` <br/> We get`90 dB = 9B=logI_(1)-logI_(0)`...(1) <br/> `40dB=4B=logI_(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a>)-logI_(0)`...(2) <br/> Subtract (2) from (1) <br/> `-50dB=5B=logI_(1)-logI_(2)` <br/> `<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/5-319454" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 5">5</a>=log_(10)((I_(1))/(I_(2)))` <br/> `(I_(1))/(I_(2))=10^(5)`</body></html>

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