document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240616>Question 240616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P=13500+22ln(t+1), where t is th etime in years from the present. In how many years will there be 18,000 omsects?(round to the nearest tenth of a year).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18,000=13,500+22ln(t+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,500=22ln(t+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "204.5=ln(t+1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct so far.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18,000=13,500+22ln(t+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,500=22ln(t+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "204.5=ln(t+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next step is to \"undo\" the ln function.  You can do this by raising both sides as a power of \"e\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, subtract 1 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=e%5E204.5-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=e%5E204.5-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is approximately 6.5046*10^88 years, which is one HECK of a long time!!  Are you sure you copied this problem correctly??  Are all the units given in years???\r<BR>\n" );
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