Rocket equation: what fraction remains after reaching 1100 m/s exhaust speed?

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Homework Statement



Obviously, we can make rockets to go very fast, but what is a reasonable top speed? Assume that a rocket is fired from rest at a space station in deep space, where gravity is negligible.


If the rocket ejects gas at a relative speed of 1100 and you want the rocket's speed eventually to be 1.00×10−3 c, where c is the speed of light, what fraction of the initial mass of the rocket and fuel is not fuel

Homework Equations



v=v(ex)ln(m/m0)
v1=1100lm(m/m0)



The Attempt at a Solution



i think I am having trouble finding the final velocity. I did another poblem were the final velocity was 4000 m/s and i got it correct.
 
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that is what i thought but when i try in on mastering physics i get in incorrect