The outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen “plates” that move around across earths surface relative to each other.
Sound at 70 dB is 70 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Sound at 73 dB is 73 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁷.³ or 2 x 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Sound at 80 dB is 80 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁸ or 10 x 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Now we can adumup:
Intensity of all 3 sources = (10⁷) + (2 x 10⁷) + (10 x 10⁷)
Intensity = (13 x 10⁷) times the sound power reference intensity.
Intensity in dB = 10 log (13 x 10⁷) = 10 (7 + log(13)
Intensity = 70 + 10 log(13)
Intensity = 70 + 10 (1.114)
Intensity = 70 + 11.14
Intensity = <em>81.14 dB</em>
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Looking at the questioner's profile, I seriously wonder whether I'll ever get a comment in return from this creature, and how I'll ever find out if my solution is correct. For that matter, I'm also seriously questioning how and whether my solution will ever be used for anything.
Answer: unknown so the second one
I hope this helps you with your stuff
