document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=138213>Question 138213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting logs is dividing numbers (adding logs is multiplying numbers)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log5(250/10) __ log5(25) __ log5(5^2) __ 2, by definition </SPAN>\n" );
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