Answer
$-4$
Work Step by Step
Rewrite using definition of logarithm.
$5^x=\frac{1}{625}$
Rewrite to powers of 5.
$5^x=5^{-4}$
$a^b=a^c$ means $b$ and $c$ are equivalent.
$x=-4$
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