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Given a model, what is the value of t when the value of P is equal to 20

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\begin{gathered} P=10(3)^t \\ 20=10*3^t \\ 3^t=2 \\ \text{Take log of both side.} \\ \log (3^t)=\log 2 \\ t\log 3=\log 2 \\ t=(\log 2)/(\log 3) \\ t=0.63 \end{gathered}

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