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Old 12-15-2005, 06:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
Nikkon
 
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~105 years.

The initial equation is (if I understand the problem correctly) .8^x = .009 (something less than 1%).

To simplify you take the natural log of both sides -> ln (.8^x) = ln .009 which simplifies to xln.8 = ln .009

Solve for x which gives you 21.xxxxxx. Round it off multiply by 5.
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