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Sound is measured in decibels with a decibel meter. It is a logarithmic scale. The scale is in multiples of 10. 20 decibels is 10 times greater than 10 decibels. 30 decibels is 100 greater than 10 decibels and 10 times greater than 20 decibels.

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