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Topic 2 Chapter Test
At a graduation dinner there were 68 guests in all. An equal number of guests were seated at each
of 8 large tables, and 4 late-arriving guests were seated at a small table. Solve the equation below
to find x, the number of guests seated at each of the large tables.
8x + 4 = 68
The number of guests seated at each of the large tables is

the solution of the equation is 2.23 ⇒ answer b

step-by-step explanation:

* lets revise the meaning of exponential function

- the form of the exponential function is y = ab^x, where a ≠ 0, b > 0 ,  

  b ≠ 1, and x is any real number

- it has a constant base b

- it has a variable exponent x

- to solve an exponential equation, take the log or ln of both sides,  

  and solve for the variable

* lets solve the problem

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- the base is 7 and the exponent is x

- insert ㏑ in both sides

∴

- use the rule

∴ x ㏑(7) = ㏑(77)

- to find x divide both sides by ㏑(7)

∴

* the solution of the equation is 2.23 to the nearest 2 decimal places