Well, I'll try to write the formula in a way that's not confusing,
but I'm afraid it might be slightly confusing anyway.
When you're working with dB, the basic rule is
A change of 10 dB means either multiplying or dividing by 10 .
Multiply something by 10 ==> it increases by 10 dB.
Divide something by 10 ==> it decreases by 10 dB.
It turns out that another way to write all of this is . . .
An increase of 10 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10¹
An increase of 20 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10²
An increase of, say, 7 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10⁰·⁷
A decrease of 10 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10⁻¹
A decrease of 30 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10⁻³
A decrease of, say, 13 dB ===> multiply the original amount by 10⁻¹·³
This question says: The sound increases by 5 dB .
That means the original 'intensity' or 'power' of the sound
is multiplied by
10⁰·⁵ = √10 = about 3.162 (rounded) .
From the choices listed, the closest one is (c).
I think it's an hour and a half
It typically take longer for a heavier object to slow down therefor, a train will take more time. <span />
