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explain why (-3)^2 and -3^2 are the same

In a certain city, the hourly wage of workers on temporary employment contracts is normally distributed. the mean is $15 and the standard deviation is $3. what percentage of temporary workers earn less than $12 per hour? a. 6% b. 16% c. 26% d. 36%

Assume that there is a 11% rate of disk drive failure in a year. a. if all your computer data is stored on a hard disk drive with a copy stored on a second hard disk drive, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive? b. if copies of all your computer data are stored on four independent hard disk drives, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive?

Luisa sells stuffed animals. she sells her stuffed elephant for $34.90, and the sales tax is 6% of the sale price. about how much is the sales tax on the elephant?