Here's what you have to keep saying to yourself until it carves a new
groove into your brain and you don't have to think about it any more:
<em> " log(x) = the power that 10 must be raised to </em>
<em> in order to wind up with 'x'. "</em>
You said 2.36 = -log(x)
Multiply each side by -1 : log(x) = -2.36
Now translate it into the mantra:
<em> The power that 10 must be raised to </em>
<em> in order to wind up with 'x' is -2.36 .</em>
Do you see what that means ? ! ?
If the power that 10 must be raised to in order to wind up with 'x'
is -2.36, then all you have to do to find 'x' is raise 10 to the power
of -2.36 ! You can do that with about 4 clicks on your calculator.
10^(-2.36) = <em>0.004365...</em> (rounded)
And if you don't quite believe it, it's even easier to check it.
Punch " 0.004365 " into your calculator, and then touch the
" 10^x " key, and something very close to -2.36 will pop up
right there, before your wondrous eyes.
Answer:
x + y = 900
5x + 9y = 6500
400 children
Step-by-step explanation:
Let:
Children = x ; adult = y
x + y = 900 - - - (1)
5x + 9y = 6500 - - - (2)
From (1)
y = 900 - x
Put y = 900 - x in (2)
5x + 9(900 - x) = 6500
5x + 8100 - 9x = 6500
-4x = 6500 - 8100
-4x = - 1600
x = 1600 / 4
x = 400
Answer:
12n
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide 166.47 by 17.9 to get w by itself. The width of the rectangle is 9.3 units.
You could cross cancel the a and your final answer would be 5/11