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

Evaluate the expression: log2 8

What is 3?

100

Write the exponential equation 45= 1,024 in logarithmic form.

What is log4 1,024 = 5 ?

100

If there are initially 3000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria increase by 25% each hour, how many bacteria will there be in 5 hours? Round to the nearest whole number.

What is 10,410 bacteria?

100

Solve: 82x=8x+7

What is x=7?

100

Solve: log x = 3

What is 1000?

200

Write the equation log3 729 = 6 in exponential form.

What is 36 =729 ?

200

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

What is log27 3 = 1/3 ?

200

If there are initially 3000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria increase by 8% every hour. How many bacteria exist after 10 hours?

What is 6,700 bacteria?

200

Solve: 25=53x+1

What is x=1/3 ?

200

log 3 x = 5

What is x = 243 ?

300

Write the equation log 1000 = 3 in exponential form.

What is 103=1000

300

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

What is log1/2 8 = -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: e2x=ex+4

What is x=4?

300

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

What is x= 54.60 ?

400

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

What is y=1 ?

400

Is the graph y= .7x growth or decay?

What is decay?

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: 3e3 - x= 15 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x= 1.39 ?

400

Solve: ln x - 7 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x=60.94?

500

Expand the following logarithm: log33/x3

What is log33-3log3x? 

500

Is y=1/2(2)x-1 growth or decay?

What is growth?

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: log2(x+4)+log23=log2(x-2)

What is x= -7?