SOLUTION: how do you solve log(x+3)+log5=log 20 algebraically??

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Question 812575: how do you solve log(x+3)+log5=log 20 algebraically??
Answer by erica65404(394) About Me  (Show Source):
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Log(x+3)+log5 is the same thing as log(5(x+3))
log(5x+15)=log20
both sides have logs with the same base so you can get rid off the logs
5x+15=20
5x=5
x=1