Question
find an approximation to the nearest ten-thousandth
log 8900 over log 110
log 8900 over log 110
Answers
Reiny
An answer to the nearest ten-thousandth is NOT an approximation.
Here is what I would call an approximation ....
log 8900 is close to log 10000 which is 4
log 110 is close to log 100 which is 2
so an approximation answer would be 4/2 or 2
calculator answer is 1.93 (not bad)
Here is what I would call an approximation ....
log 8900 is close to log 10000 which is 4
log 110 is close to log 100 which is 2
so an approximation answer would be 4/2 or 2
calculator answer is 1.93 (not bad)