The friends collected a total of 43 shells on the beach. Paula collected x shells. Bethany collected 3 less than twice as many shells as Paula. Jerrell collected 2 more than half as many shells as Paula. How many shells did Paula collect? A. 8 shells
B. 12 Shells
C. 21 shells
D. 29 Shells

12

Step-by-step explanation:

what

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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