Calculating Acoustic Pressure: Threshold of Pain for the Ear

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Homework Statement



Atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa. Compute the acoustic pressure that corresponds to the threshold of pain for the ear. What percentage of atmospheric pressure is this?


Homework Equations



L=20log(P/Po)

Po is a constant = 2x 10-5
threshold of pain for the ear=130db

The Attempt at a Solution



I'm getting 63 Pa (or 0.06%) for the acoustic pressure but it doesn't correspond to the answer which is one of the following.

2%
200%
0.2%

Thanks!
 
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Turns out my calculation were wrong, I got the answer.