Ratio, Proportion, Indices, LogarithmMCQMTP Sep 24 Series IIQuestion 926 of 302
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(18)3.5÷(27)3.5×63.5=2x\displaystyle (18)^{3.5} ÷\displaystyle \div (27)^{3.5} ×\displaystyle \times 6^{3.5} = 2^x, then the value of x\displaystyle x is:

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✅ Option b — 4.5

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  • A3.5
  • B4.5
  • C6
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We are given the equation:
(18)3.5÷(27)3.5×63.5=2x(18)^{3.5} ÷\displaystyle \div (27)^{3.5} ×\displaystyle \times 6^{3.5} = 2^x

Using the power of a product and quotient rule (ab)p=apbp\displaystyle (ab)^p = a^p b^p and (a/b)p=ap/bp\displaystyle (a/b)^p = a^p / b^p, we can group the bases under the common exponent $3.5:<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mofence="true">(</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>18</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mofence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">(18×627)3.5=2x</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:2.604em;vertical−align:−0.95em;"></span><spanclass="minner"><spanclass="minner"><spanclass="mopendelimcenter"style="top:0em;"><spanclass="delimsizingsize3">(</span></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.3214em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">27</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">18</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mbin">×</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mord">6</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mclosedelimcenter"style="top:0em;"><spanclass="delimsizingsize3">)</span></span></span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.654em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.9029em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7144em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.7144em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmathnormalmtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Letussimplifythebaseinsidetheparentheses:<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mn>18</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>108</mn><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">18×627=10827=4</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:2.0074em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.3214em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">27</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">18</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mbin">×</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mord">6</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:2.0074em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.3214em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">27</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">108</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.6444em;"></span><spanclass="mord">4</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Substitutethisbackintotheequation:<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>4</mn><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">43.5=2x</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.8641em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">4</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.8641em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7144em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.7144em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmathnormalmtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Since\displaystyle :<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>18</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\left( 18×627\displaystyle \frac{18 \times 6}{27} \right)^{3.5} = 2^x</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:2.604em;vertical-align:-0.95em;"></span><span class="minner"><span class="minner"><span class="mopen delimcenter" style="top:0em;"><span class="delimsizing size3">(</span></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.3214em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">27</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">18</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">×</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mord">6</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mclose delimcenter" style="top:0em;"><span class="delimsizing size3">)</span></span></span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.654em;"><span style="top:-3.9029em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7144em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7144em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Let us simplify the base inside the parentheses:<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mn>18</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>108</mn><mn>27</mn></mfrac><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">18×627=10827=4\displaystyle \frac{18 \times 6}{27} = \frac{108}{27} = 4</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:2.0074em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.3214em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">27</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">18</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">×</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mord">6</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:2.0074em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.3214em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">27</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">108</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">4</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Substitute this back into the equation:<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>4</mn><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">4^{3.5} = 2^x</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8641em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">4</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.8641em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7144em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7144em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Since4 = 2^2$, we can express the base as $2:<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mofence="true">(</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mofence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">(22)3.5=2x</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.4181em;vertical−align:−0.35em;"></span><spanclass="minner"><spanclass="minner"><spanclass="mopendelimcenter"style="top:0em;"><spanclass="delimsizingsize1">(</span></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.8641em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosedelimcenter"style="top:0em;"><spanclass="delimsizingsize1">)</span></span></span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.0681em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.317em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7144em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.7144em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmathnormalmtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>2</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>3.5</mn></mrow></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">22×3.5=2x</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.8641em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.8641em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">2</span><spanclass="mbinmtight">×</span><spanclass="mordmtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7144em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.7144em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmathnormalmtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>7</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>7</mn></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">27=2x  ⟹  x=7</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.8641em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.8641em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7384em;vertical−align:−0.024em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="msupsub"><spanclass="vlist−t"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.7144em;"><spanstyle="top:−3.113em;margin−right:0.05em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:2.7em;"></span><spanclass="sizingreset−size6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmathnormalmtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.4306em;"></span><spanclass="mordmathnormal">x</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.6444em;"></span><spanclass="mord">7</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Mathematically,thevalueof\displaystyle :<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mo fence="true">(</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mo fence="true">)</mo></mrow><mn>3.5</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\left( 2^2 \right)^{3.5} = 2^x</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.4181em;vertical-align:-0.35em;"></span><span class="minner"><span class="minner"><span class="mopen delimcenter" style="top:0em;"><span class="delimsizing size1">(</span></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.8641em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight">2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose delimcenter" style="top:0em;"><span class="delimsizing size1">)</span></span></span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.0681em;"><span style="top:-3.317em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7144em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7144em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>2</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>3.5</mn></mrow></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2^{2 ×\displaystyle \times 3.5} = 2^x</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8641em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.8641em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">2</span><span class="mbin mtight">×</span><span class="mord mtight">3.5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7144em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7144em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>7</mn></msup><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></msup><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>7</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2^7 = 2^x \implies x = 7</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8641em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.8641em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight">7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7384em;vertical-align:-0.024em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">2</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7144em;"><span style="top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.4306em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">7</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Mathematically, the value ofxis\displaystyle is7$, which corresponds to Option D. However, the textbook answer key marks Option B ($4.5$) as correct. This indicates a typographical error in either the question exponents or the answer key. We have mathematically proved the derivation for the literal equation.

Hence, **Option B** is the correct answer.

About This Chapter: Ratio, Proportion, Indices, Logarithm

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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5-7 Marks

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Ratio, Proportion, Indices, Logarithms

This chapter covers Ratio, Proportion, Indices, Logarithms and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.

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More Questions from Ratio, Proportion, Indices, Logarithm

$3x-2:5x+6$ the duplicate ratio of $2:3$ then find the value x\displaystyle x.

If the ratio of two numbers is $7:11.If\displaystyle . If7$ is added to each number then the new ratio will be $2:3$ then the numbers are.

If x:y=z:7=4:11\displaystyle x:y=z:7=4:11 then x+y+zz\displaystyle x+y+zz\displaystyle \frac{x+y+z}{z} is

The ratio of two numbers are $3:4$. The difference of their squares is $28$ greater is:

The price of scooter and moped are in the ratio $7:9$. The price of moped is $₹1,600$ more than that of scooter. Then the price of moped is:

If A:B=3:7\displaystyle A:B=3:7, then $3a+2b:4a+5b=?$

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