Question #24dd4

1 Answer
Jan 30, 2018

Correct answer is [A]. A full explanation of how you get that result follows.

Explanation:

log_c2=0.315 is essentially the same as writing c^0.315 = 2 and log_c3=0.500 is equivalent to c^0.500=3 etc.

To answer this problem, find a way to create 11 250 as a product of the factors 2, 3 and 5.

11 250 = 2 xx 3 xx 3 xx 5 xx 5 xx 5 xx 5 = 2 xx 3^2 xx 5^4

Using the information that leads of this explanation, we can now write

log_c11250 = log_c2+2log_c3+4log_c5

using the fact that log(a^x) = xloga.

Now, substitute the values you know:

log_c11250 = 0.315+2(0.500)+4(0.732) = 4.243