How do you evaluate $log 12 – log 3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-17T08:31:10

$log 4 = 0.602$

If you are subtracting the logs of two numbers, it means that the numbers were being divided,

Change two log terms into one:

$log 12 - log 3$

$= log (12/3)$

$= log 4$

This is as far as you can go without a calculator or tables.

$log 4 = 0.602$

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