Find intensity of auditorium when the level of sound is .
The equation of level of sound is , where
is an intesity of
.
Substitute and
in
.
Product property of logarithm: .
Power property of logarithm: .
Apply property of logarithm: .
Defnition of logarithm : if and only if
.
.
Intensity of auditorium when the level of sound is
.
Find intensity of auditorium when the level of sound is .
Substitute and
in
.
Intensity of auditorium when the level of sound is
.
The percentage of decrease in the intensity : .
Therefore, the percentage of decrease in the noise due to the material is .
The percentage of decrease in the noise due to the material is .