document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=509511>Question 509511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the properties of logarithms to solve the equation for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log2(5x &#8722; 27) = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log2(5x &#8722; 27) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert to exponential form: base(2) raised to log of number(3)=number(5x-27)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^3=5x-27=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=8+27=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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