Asked by Chuck Bass

Solve 5^x = 15.4. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth if necessary. Show your work.

3

3/2

1.700

1.699

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Take logs of both sides:

x = log(15.4) / log(5).

Using common (or natural) logs:
log(15.4) ≈ 1.187087, log(5) ≈ 0.698970,
so x ≈ 1.187087 / 0.698970 ≈ 1.699.

Rounded to the nearest thousandth: 1.699.