SOLUTION: slove log6 4x-log6 (x-3)=log6 12

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log6 4x-log6 (x-3)=log6 12

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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log6 4x-log6 (x-3)=log6 12
Keep in mind the base is 6:
=log(4x/(x-3)) = log12
Take the anti-log of both sides to get:
(4x/(x-3)) = 12
4x=12(x-3)
4x=12x-36
8x=36
x=9/2
Notice that the base 6 made no difference.
Cheers,
Stan H.