What does the absolute value of a number tell you

Successful implementation of a new system is based on three independent modules. module 1 works properly with probability 0.96. for modules 2 and 3, these probabilities equal 0.95 and 0.90. compute the probability that at least one of these three modules fails to work properly.

The length of a rectangle is x times the square root of 100. the width is one-half y more than three-halves x. given that the area of the rectangle is 125 cm2, which equation could represent the rectangle in terms of x and y? a) 5xy − 15x = 125 b) 5xy + 15x = 125 c) 15x2 − 5xy = 125 d) 15x2 + 5xy = 125

Beth divided 9 ounces of her granola recipe into 4 equal-sized amounts. she placed the amounts into individual bowls. the fraction 9/4 represents the number of ounces of granola in each bowl. which other number represents the amount of granola beth has in each bowl? (a) 1 1/4 (b) 2 1/4 (c) 1 3/4 (d) 3 3/4 i need !