SOLUTION: please help me solve this! the question is: 9^y-3=8 and we must solve for y.

Question 998676: please help me solve this! the question is:
9^y-3=8 and we must solve for y.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9^(y-3) = 8 and we must solve for y.
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(y-3)*log(9) = log(8)
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y-3 = log(8)/log(9)
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y = 0.9464+3
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y = 3.9464
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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