The length of each side of a square was decreased by 2 inches, so the perimeter is now 52 inches. What was the original length of each side of the square?

Assume that there is a 11% rate of disk drive failure in a year. a. if all your computer data is stored on a hard disk drive with a copy stored on a second hard disk drive, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive? b. if copies of all your computer data are stored on four independent hard disk drives, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive?

If x varies directly as y, and x = 7.5 when y = 10, find x when y = 4

Two sides of a right triangle measure 2 units and 4 units. what is the area of the square that shares a side with the third side of the triangle?