Solve the 2-step equation: -3/4+8=-7

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

Tim has obtained a 3/27 balloon mortgage. after the initial period, he decided to refinance the balloon payment with a new 30-year mortgage. how many years will he be paying for his mortgage in total?

The half-life of a certain material is 0.004 second. approximately how much of a 20-gram sample will be left after 0.016 second? a. 5 grams b. 16 grams c. 0.32 gram d. 1.25 grams