Two less than the sum of twice a number and forty

2-(2x+40) or (2x+40)-2

Step-by-step explanation: If you wanted to solve the problem, you have to do the stuff in the parentheses before you do the stuff out of the parentheses. In the parentheses, you will have to solve 2x before you do anything else. When you solve 2x, the answer to that, add it to 40. Then the answer in the parentheses, subtract it by 2 and you can get the answer.

step-by-step explanation:

the original amount doesn't ''re just looking for the time it takes for 1/2 of the substance to we have

(1/2) =)     take the ln   of both sides

ln (1/2)   = )   and we can write

ln(1/2) = ) lne     and lne   = 1     so we have

ln(1/2) = -.1092t     divide both sides by -.1092

t = ln(1/2)/-.1092 = about 6.347 days = about 6.3 days (rounded)

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