Why were europeans willing to pay for expensive voyages to find a northway north

Evaluate the following expression 1/3^2

At a kentucky friend chicken, a survey showed 2/3 of all people preferred skinless chicken over the regular chicken. if 2,400 people responded to the survey, how many people preferred regular chicken?

The graph of f(x) = |x| is transformed to g(x) = |x + 11| - 7. on which interval is the function decreasing?