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To calculate the number of decibels that power-level-'A' is greater than power-level-'B',

-- Divide 'A' by 'B'

-- Take the 'log' of the quotient

-- Multiply the 'log' by 10 .

If the result is negative, then 'A' is that many decibels lower than 'B'.

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