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What is the approximate value of x in the equation below?

log Subscript 5 Baseline 15 = x + 3
–2.523
–1.317
2.880
7.485

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
We have log_5(15) = x + 3, so x = log_5(15) − 3.

Compute log_5(15) = ln(15)/ln(5) ≈ 2.70805/1.60944 ≈ 1.683.
Thus x ≈ 1.683 − 3 = −1.317.

Answer: −1.317.