SOLUTION: Looking to verify adding (or subtracting) logarithms to a single logarithm. I have: "log 5 250 - log 5 10". I believe that if they are the same base, you can simply substract the

Question 138213: Looking to verify adding (or subtracting) logarithms to a single logarithm. I have: "log 5 250 - log 5 10". I believe that if they are the same base, you can simply substract the 250 from 10 to equal 240 (e.g. log 5 240). Right? Thanks in advance.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no, not right

subtracting logs is dividing numbers (adding logs is multiplying numbers)

log5(250/10) __ log5(25) __ log5(5^2) __ 2, by definition
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