Does -a squared = (-a) squared Explain why or why not.

Scrub a dub toothbrushes are $4.00 each. there is a 10% discount, but there is also a 6% sales tax after the discount is applied. what is the new price after tax? round to the nearest penny

At noon a tank contained 10cm water. after several hours it contained 7cm of water. what is the percent decrease of water in the tank?

Finally, the arena decides to offer advertising space on the jerseys of the arena's own amateur volley ball team. the arena wants the probability of being shortlisted to be 0.14 what is this as a percentage? what is this as a fraction? what is the probability of not being shortlisted? give your answer as a decimal.