How do you simplify each expression without negative power

What is the distance between (–2 1/2,-3) and (1, –3)?

The number of hours per week that the television is turned on is determined for each family in a sample. the mean of the data is 37 hours and the median is 33.2 hours. twenty-four of the families in the sample turned on the television for 22 hours or less for the week. the 13th percentile of the data is 22 hours. approximately how many families are in the sample? round your answer to the nearest integer.

To which sets of numbers does -12 belong? choose all answers that are correct. a) natural numbers b) integers c) real numbers d) irrational numbers