When simplifying rational exponents like
√2x·√6x,√6x·√3x,√10x·√8x or √2x^2·√6x
if you assume that the variables represent nonegative real numbers how would you solve them, would the answer have an absolute value, and if not when would it be needed/used?

3women sell hats at a craft fair weekly. the money they make at the fair is split into categories. 9% goes to pay taxes. $55 goes to pay rent for the space they sell in. the rest is split between the women. if the group make $706 at the fair, how much does each women get paid once the money is divided