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MATHEMATICS 11.GENERAL MATHEMATICS

WORKSHEET 1.21 (Word Problems Involving Logarithms)

Name:__________________________________________________ Score: ______________

Section: ________________ Date: __________________ Teacher: Ms. de los Santos

Solve the following problems. SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTIONS. Box and label your final answer.

1. How long will it take Php 15 000 investment to earn Php 1 000 interest if it is invested at 12%
compounded bimonthly?

2. A brand new car costs Php 875 000, and it depreciation rate is 15% a month, how long will it take
so that the car will cost half of its original price?

3. In the hospital, there are 600 patients who were victims of intestinal flu. Every day, about 3% of the
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patients are cured. In how many days for 3 of the victims will be cured?

4. Shane is learning to type. At the start, she could type 20 words per minute but every day, her
speed increases by 5%. In how many hours will it take her to type 2350 words?

5. Starting at the age of 40, an average man loses 5% of his hair every year. At what age should an
average man expect to have half his hair left?