( 1 - x/100)^20 = 3843/55550
Taking logs
20 log (1 - x/100) = log (3843/55550)
log ( 1 - x/100) = log (3843/55550) / 20 = -0.0580007
1 - x/100 = 10^-0.0580007 = 0.875
x / 100 = 1 - 0.875 = 0.125
x = 12.5 Answer
What happened? How can I help u?
-- the greatest common factor of the 15, the 9, and the 24 is 3 .
-- the greatest common factor of the b⁴, the b⁵, and the b³ is b³.
-- the greatest common factor of the c³, the c², and the c¹, is c¹.
-- the greatest common factor of the d², the d¹, and the d³ is d¹.
-- SO, the greatest common factor of the whole thing is ( 3 b³ c d ) .
Can you factor that out of the big mess ?
Please try it.
You should get (3 b³cd) (5 bc²d - 3 b²c - 8 d²) .
The answer is x=8 or x=-13
