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Exponential EQ's
Word Problems
Solving Exponential EQ's
Solving Log EQ's
100

Simplify the expression: log28

What is 3?

100
Write the exponential equation 4^5= 1,024 in logarithmic form.
What is log (base 4) 1,024 = 5 ?
100

The bacteria in a culture is represented by the equation B(x) = 3000(1.25)^x where x is the number of hours that have passed. How many bacteria will there be in 5 hours? Round to the nearest whole number.

What is 9,155 bacteria?

100

Solve: 82x=8x+7

What is x=7?

100
Solve: log x = 3
What is 1000?
200

Write the equation log3729 = 6 in exponential form.

What is 36=729 ?

200

Write the exponential equation 271/3 = 3 in logarithmic form.

What is log273 = 1/3 ?

200

The bacteria in a culture is represented by the equation B(x) = 3000(1.25)^x where x is the number of hours that have passed. After how many hours will you reach approximately 5,850 bacteria?

What is 3 hours?

200

Solve: 22x=2x+4

What is x=4?

200

log3x = 5

What is x = 243 ?

300

Write the equation log 1000 = 3 in exponential form.

What is 10= 1000 ?

300

Write the exponential equation (1/2)-3 = 8 in logarithmic form.

What is log1/28 = -3

300
Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the Richter scale measurement of an earthquake with intensity 30,000,000. Round your answer to four decimal places.
What is 7.4771?
300

Solve: 94x-2 = 5

Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x = 0.68 ?


300

Solve: log2.5x = 4. Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x = 39.06 ?

400

What is the power rule for logarithms?

What is logm(n)p = p(logm(n))?

400

Is the graph y= .7x increasing or decreasing, and is it a function?

What is decreasing and yes, a function?

400
Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the Richter scale measurement of an earthquake with intensity 35,000,000. Round your answer to four decimal places.
What is 7.5441 ?
400

Solve: 8.153-x= 15 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x= 1.71 ?

400

Solve: 3 log4x - 7 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x= 161.27 ?

500

What is the asymptote of the graph of f(x)= log(x + 2) -1 ?

What is x= -2 ?

500

Simplify log2(23x)

What is 3x?

500
Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the intensity of an earthquake with a Richter scale of 7.567 Round your answer to four decimal places.
What is 36,897,759.8570?
500

Solve: 102x+1 + 2 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x = -0.35 ?

500

Solve: 4(log5(x+3)) = 27. Round your answer to two decimal places. Hint: Your answer should be very big.

What is x = 52,242.34 ?

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