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

Simplify the expression: log (base 2) 8

What is 3?

100

Write the exponential equation 4^5= 1,024 in logarithmic form.

What is log (base 4) 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 9,155 bacteria?

100

Solve: 8^(2x)=8^(x+7)

What is x=7?

100

Solve: log x = 3

What is 1000?

200

Write the equation log (base 3) 729 = 6 in exponential form.

What is 3^6=729 ?

200
Write the exponential equation 27^ (1/3) = 3 in logarithmic form.
What is log (base 27) 3 = 1/3 ?
200

If there are initially 3000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria increase by 25% each hour, after how many hours will you reach approximately 5,850 bacteria?

What is 3 hours?

200

Solve: 25^(x-4)=5^(3x+1)

What is x=-9 ?

200

log (base 3) x = 5

What is x = 243 ?

300

Write the equation log 1000 = 3 in exponential form.

What is 10^3=1000 ?

300
Write the exponential equation (1/2)^-3=8 in logarithmic form.
What is log (base 1/2) 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: e^(2x)=e^(x+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) = log(x - 1) ?

What is x=1 ?

400

Is the graph y= .7^x 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: 3e^(3 - x)= 15 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x= 1.39 ?

400

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

What is x= 39.12 ?

500

Rewrite log7 3  using change of base

What is log 3/log 7?

500

Simplify ln e ^(3x)

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: 10^(2x+1) + 2 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x = -0.35 ?

500

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