Finite Math Examples

$x = \frac{\ln (0.01)}{- 0.4}$

Step 1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{\ln (0.01)}{0.4}$

Step 2

Replace $e$ with an approximation.

$x = - \frac{\log_{2.71828182} (0.01)}{0.4}$

Step 3

Log base $2.71828182$ of $0.01$ is approximately $- 4.60517018$ .

$x = - \frac{- 4.60517018}{0.4}$

Step 4

Divide $- 4.60517018$ by $0.4$ .

$x = - - 11.51292546$

Step 5

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 11.51292546$ .

$x = 11.51292546$