<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Using the numbers [53, 73, 2, 40], create equations using the given arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /) that add up to 41. Use each number only once, and show your work in <think> </think> tags. Provide your final equations in <answer> </answer> tags, for example <answer> (53 - 73) + 2 = -8 </answer>.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
<think>