SOLUTION: Can you please help to solve the following: Assume that log 4 ≈ 0.0602, log 5 ≈ 0.699 and log 6 ≈ 0.778. Using the properties of logarithms evaluate the follow

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Question 404307: Can you please help to solve the following:
Assume that log 4 ≈ 0.0602, log 5 ≈ 0.699 and log 6 ≈ 0.778. Using the properties of logarithms evaluate the following expression without using a calculator:
log 1/4
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume that log 4 ≈ 0.0602, log 5 ≈ 0.699 and log 6 ≈ 0.778. Using the properties of logarithms evaluate the following expression without using a calculator:
log 1/4
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Ans: -0.0602
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Common logarithms (base 10):
log%281%29+=+0
so, you will have:
log+%281%2F4%29+=log+1+-+log+4
log+%281%2F4%29+=+0+-+log+4+=++-+0.0602