Adding an 880 Hz tone and a 1320 Hz tone to a 440 Hz tone will result in _____.
A) a pure tone
B) a complex tone
C) a "hissing" sound
D) white noise

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Adding frequencies with multiples of a fundamental frequency will result in a complex tone. In this case, 880 Hz and 1320 Hz are multiples of the fundamental frequency of 440 Hz, therefore the resulting sound will be a complex tone.

Adding an 880 Hz Tone and a 1320 Hz Tone