Lisa and Judy read mystery novels. Judy has read three fewer than 5 times as many as Lisa. Judy has read seventeen mysteries. How many has Lisa read? a. 4 mysteries c. 3 mysteries b. 7 mysteries d. 9 mysteries

a. 4 mysteries

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of books Lisa read be x.

5x-3 = 17

5x = 17 + 3

    = 20

x = 20 ÷ 5

x = 4

x =-.20752

step-by-step explanation:

4^(x+2)=12

4^(x+2)=12

take the log base 4 on each side

log 4 (4^(x+2) = log 4(12)

we know log b(a^y) = y log b (a)

(x+2) log 4(4) = log 4 (12)

x+2 = log 4 (12)

we know   logb c = loga c/loga b

we want to convert to base 10   so a = 10

by default, we do not write the 10   c = 4   and b = 10

log4 10 = log 12/log 4

log4 10 = log 12/ log 4

x+2 = log 12/ log 4

subtract 2 from each side

x +2 -2 = log 12/ log 4 -2

x = 1.79248125 -2

x =-.20752

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