Aradio station had 168 tickets to a concert they gave away three times as many tickets to listeners as two employees how many tickets did they give away to employees

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

simplifying

7ln(x + 2.8) = 11.2

reorder the terms:

7ln(2.8 + x) = 11.2

(2.8 * 7ln + x * 7ln) = 11.2

(19.6ln + 7lnx) = 11.2

solving

19.6ln + 7lnx = 11.2

solving for variable 'l'.

move all terms containing l to the left, all other terms to the right.

reorder the terms:

-11.2 + 19.6ln + 7lnx = 11.2 + -11.2

combine like terms: 11.2 + -11.2 = 0.0

-11.2 + 19.6ln + 7lnx = 0.0

the solution to this equation could not be determined.

step-by-step explanation:

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