Two-ni that less than the product of 1 2/5 and b is 1 less than 2 1/2 of b

no idea what two-ni means, but

the product of 1 2/5 and b is 1 less than 2 1/2 of b

can be written as

(1 2/5)b = (2 1/2)b - 1

maybe you can take it from there...