Question

The profit for a new website can be represented by 5", in thousands of dollars, where x is the time, in

months. Find the time when the company's profit is $15,000,
A) Give an exact solution as a logarithm x = log
B) The approximate solution is x
s (round to the nearest thousandths)

Answer 1

A) Give an exact solution as a logarithm x = log 5 15

(Box 1: 5, box 2: 15)

B) The approximate solution is x ≈ 1.683 s

Explanation:

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Answer 2

About 6 months

Explanation:

1. Find X (5x=15000)

2. Log15000/log5=x

3. X=5.9

4. Round to 6