Question 35322
3 + lnX = 8


lnX = 8-3
lnX = 5   equation 1

lnX means log of x to the base e
lne is log of e to base e and this equals 1
lne = 1

thus lnX = 5* lne
lnX = ln(e^5)
since the log on the right and log on the left are to the same base 
X = e^5