Simplify the expression ((1/2) to the third power) to the third power

How do you use the additive inverse to evaluate an expression that uses subtraction in a full sentence

Mr switzer needs to buy new 1-foot tiles to cover his bathroom floor. the floor is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. each square foot of tile will cost $1.79. in dollars what will be the total cost of the tiles he needs to buy.

Miranda is braiding her hair.then she will attach beads to the braid.she wants 1_3 of the beads to be red.if the greatest number of beads that will fit on the braid is 12,what other fractions could represent the part of the beads that are red?