SOLUTION: Log base 5 ( 8 - 7x ) = 3 what is x?

Question 308679: Log base 5 ( 8 - 7x ) = 3
what is x?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Finally, you need to check to make sure you don't have a log of a negative number. The answer returns a log of a POSITIVE, so the answer is accepatable.

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