A certain glass window reduces the intensity level of the sound from 72 dB to 47 dB. By what factor is the acoustic power reduced by this glass window?
A) $1.5 \times 10 ^ { - 1 }$
B) $5.6 \times 10 ^ { - 2 }$
C) $3.2 \times 10 ^ { - 3 }$
D) $1.0 \times 10 ^ { - 1 }$
E) $2.2 \times 10 ^ { - 2 }$

Question

A certain glass window reduces the intensity level of the sound from  72 dB to  47 dB. By what factor is the acoustic power reduced by this glass window?
A) $1.5 \times 10 ^ { - 1 }$
B) $5.6 \times 10 ^ { - 2 }$
C) $3.2 \times 10 ^ { - 3 }$
D) $1.0 \times 10 ^ { - 1 }$
E) $2.2 \times 10 ^ { - 2 }$

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The Answer is C

A Certain Glass Window Reduces the Intensity Level of the Sound