One week, a construction worker bought 40

Question

To pounds of nails.
The next week, he bought 2.
times as many nails as the week before.
How many pounds of nails did he buy the second week?

Answer 1

In the first week, the construction worker bought 40 pounds of nails.

In the second week, he bought 2 times as many nails as the first week. To find out how many pounds of nails he bought the second week, we multiply the amount from the first week by 2:

\[ 40 \text{ pounds} \times 2 = 80 \text{ pounds} \]

Thus, the construction worker bought 80 pounds of nails in the second week.