The parabola opens up as the largest term has a positive leading co-efficent
I believe you are referring to the half-life formula, which is used to calculate the half-life (when the substance drops to half of its original amount) of radioactive substances. The equation is as follows:

<em>A</em> is the remaining amount
<em>P</em> is the initial amount
<em>t</em> is the time that has passed
<em>h</em> is the half-life of the substance
When plugging values into the equation, make sure that <em>t </em>and <em>h </em>are both measured in the same unit (e.g. <em>t </em>days and <em>h </em>days), as well as <em>A </em>and <em>P</em>.
If the question is 3*2/3=2+N/3
N=0
If the question is 2/3=2+N/3
N=-4
For this case, the first thing we must take into account is the following definition:
d = v * t
Where,
d: distance
v: speed
t: time
Substituting values we have:
Trip 1:
50 = v * t1
We cleared t1:
t2 = (50) * (1 / v)
Trip 2:
300 = (3 * v) * t2
We cleared t2:
t2 = (300/3) * (1 / v)
t2 = (100) * (1 / v)
Rewriting:
t2 = 2 (50) * (1 / v)
t2 = 2 * t1
Answer:
His new time compared with the old time was:
Twice the old time.
t2 = 2 * t1.