Rewrite the expression in the form a^n (a^2/3)^-1

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer

Jacob signs up to work for 2 1/2 hours at the school carnival. if each work shift is 3/4 hour, how many shifts will jacob work? (i just want to double check : |, for anybody that responds! : )

Me asap on # : explain how factoring a trinomial, ax^2+ bx+ c, when a does not equal 1 different from factoring a trinomial when a = 1.