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Yourparents are going to buy a house. They have been offered one on theroadside and another three lanes away from the roadside. Which housewould you suggest your parents should buy? Explain your answer.

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Therewill be more noise in the house which isalong the roadside. This is because noise produced by transportationvehicles may cause trouble to the residents. The intensity of noisedecreases with the distance between the source and the listener.Hence, it is better to take the house that is three lanes away fromthe roadside.


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