SOLUTION: If log8 (little 8)M= log5 (little 5)7/log5(little 5)8, then M = ?

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Question 35346: If log8 (little 8)M= log5 (little 5)7/log5(little 5)8, then M = ?
Answer by DavidChandler(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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I read this as %22log%22%5B8%5DM=%28%22log%22%5B5%5D7%29%2F%28%22log%22%5B5%5D8%29(ignore the extra dots)
If you know the base conversion rule: %22log%22%5Bb%5Dx=%28%22log%22%5Ba%5Dx%29%2F%28%22log%22%5Ba%5Db%29, then you can see by inspection that in our problem that b = 8, a = 5, and M = 7.