When a number and letter are together, it means multiplication.
So, it is read as "23 times f".
<span>Simplifying
7p + 2 = 5p + 8
Reorder the terms:
2 + 7p = 5p + 8
Reorder the terms:
2 + 7p = 8 + 5p
Solving
2 + 7p = 8 + 5p
Solving for variable 'p'.
Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-5p' to each side of the equation.
2 + 7p + -5p = 8 + 5p + -5p</span>
<span>619.473970397 here is the square root</span>
The desired number is the difference between the number of messages sent by the 16th day and the number sent by the 9th day:
... n = t(16) - t(9)
... n = (40×√16) - (40×√9)
... n = 40×(4 - 3) = 40
40 text messages were sent between the ninth and sixteenth day of the month.