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An occupational health and safety officer is verifying the noise specifications for a new breakroom dishwasher. The appliance has a rated sound intensity of 10−7{}10^{-7} watts per square inch. When substituting this into the decibel formula D=10log⁡(I10−12)D = 10 \log\left(\frac{I}{10^{-12}}\right), the expression simplifies to 10log⁡(105){}10 \log(10^5), which evaluates to a final noise rating of ____ decibels.

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