Yes and thank you for the points
Questions is incomplete however from what i understand it is asking (4^2)^4 which can be made that the arguement of the function is correct because its is the multiplication of radicals which however way you put it will equal the same
Ok so we start with 80 books and remove 50% so 40
2/5 of 40 is 16
16 books
It looks as if you already solved it, am I missing something? Please inform me of my mistake asap so I can help you