SOLUTION: I'm having trouble with this text book question can you show me how to solve it log(3x-7)=2.1

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Question 22915: I'm having trouble with this text book question can you show me how to solve it
log(3x-7)=2.1

Answer by stanbon!(97) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm going to assume you are using log to the base 10.
Then your problem means the following:
10^2.1 = 3x-7
3x-7 = 125.89...
3x = 133.89
x = 44.30
Cheers,
Stan H.