A = Pe^(rt) 1/6 = e^(r*4) .. -ln(6)/4 = r Pe^(-ln(6)/4 * 20) = how much there after 20 years there now = original - lost lost = original - lost = P(1 - e^(ln(5/6)/4 * 20) percentage : lost/original --- A = 52e^(-rt) 13 = 52 e^(-5r) 13/52 = e^(-5r) => line 30 A = Pe^(-rt) 52 = Pe^(-r3) ... P = 52/(e^(-r3)) ... P = 52 e^(3r) 13 = Pe^(-r8) ... P = 13/(e^(-r8)) ... P = 13 e^(8r) 52/13 = e^(8r) / e^(3r) = e^(8r) * e^(-3r) = e^(5r) ln(52/13) = 5r ln(52/13)/5 = r u = log(3); v = log(5); 2u = 2log(3) = log(9) 2v = 2log(5) = log(25) log(.9) = log(9/10) = log(9) - log(10) = -1 + 2u log(250) = log(25*10) = log(25) + log(10) = 2 .5*log(1000) = .5*log(5*2*100) = .5(v + log(200)) = .5v * .5 log(2*100) = log(1000) = log(100*10) = log(100) + 1 = log(20) + v + 1 .5(3u + 2v) = 3u + 2v = 3log(3) + 2log(5) = log(27) + log(25)