Question 179676
You would use logarithms to solve this kind of problem.
{{{12^x = 527}}} Take the log of both sides.
{{{log((12^x)) = log((527))}}} Apply the power rule to the left side.
{{{x*log((12)) = log((527))}}} Now divide both sides by {{{log((12))}}}
{{{x = (log((527)))/(log((12)))}}} Evaluate using your calculator.
{{{x = 2.522}}}