Answer
1.9912
Work Step by Step
We know that logarithms to base 10 are common logarithms, and $log_{10}x$ is equivalent to $log(x)$.
Therefore, $log(98)=log_{10}98$.
We know that for all positive numbers $a$ (where $a\ne1$), and all positive numbers $x$, $y=log_{a}x$ means the same as $x=a^{y}$.
Therefore, $log_{10}98\approx1.9912$, because $10^{1.9912}\approx98$.