Worth 20 points to answer these 2 questions, ASAP!!

Arecipe uses 2 cups of sugar to make 32 brownies. how many cups of sugar are needed to make 72 brownies?

Solve 2^x=32 and rewrite this equation in a logarithmic form

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.