When you whisper, you produce a 10-dB sound.

a. When you speak quietly, your voice sounds twice as loud as a whisper. How many decibels is this?

b. When you speak normally, your voice sounds 4 times as loud as a whisper. How many decibels is this?

c. When you yell, your voice sounds 8 times as loud as a whisper. How many decibels is this?

Whispering produces a 10-dB sound. Speaking quietly, normally, and yelling produce sounds that are 20 dB, 40 dB, and 80 dB louder than a whisper, respectively. ;

Answered by rkprinku123 | 2024-06-18

Speaking quietly is about 20 dB, speaking normally is about 40 dB, and yelling is about 80 dB, all measured from a baseline whisper at 10 dB. Each increase corresponds to a logarithmic scale where each doubling of loudness typically adds 10 dB. Therefore, the sound levels increase significantly as one moves from whispering to yelling.
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Answered by rkprinku123 | 2024-10-09