how do you do the problem log base 3 of 20 -log base 3 of 6 - log base 3 of 30
=log base 3 of (20/6 divided by 30)
=log base 3 of (20/6 * 1/30)
=log base 3 of (1/9)
=log base 3 of (3 -2)
=-2 log base 3 of 3
= -2 *1
= -2
I suggest that you work through this web site
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/logarithms.html