Billy Bob is filling his bathtub with water. At one minute, there are 5 gallons, at two minutes there are 8 gallons, and at 3 minutes there are
11 gallons of water in the tub.
If this pattern continues, how many gallons of water will be in the tub
at 7 minutes?

23 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

the bathtub is filling by 3 more gallons every minute, 7-4=3, 4*3=12, 11+12=23

x =-.20752

step-by-step explanation:

4^(x+2)=12

4^(x+2)=12

take the log base 4 on each side

log 4 (4^(x+2) = log 4(12)

we know log b(a^y) = y log b (a)

(x+2) log 4(4) = log 4 (12)

x+2 = log 4 (12)

we know   logb c = loga c/loga b

we want to convert to base 10   so a = 10

by default, we do not write the 10   c = 4   and b = 10

log4 10 = log 12/log 4

log4 10 = log 12/ log 4

x+2 = log 12/ log 4

subtract 2 from each side

x +2 -2 = log 12/ log 4 -2

x = 1.79248125 -2

x =-.20752