What is the simplified form of the expression -(a+5)

The area of a rectangle is 54x^9y^8 square yards. if the length of the rectangle is 6x^3y^4 yards, which expression represents the width of the rectangle in yards

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

The probability that a student graduating from suburban state university has student loans to pay off after graduation is .60. if two students are randomly selected from this university, what is the probability that neither of them has student loans to pay off after graduation?