Why is 15 + 1/2 an algebraic expression?

The center of a circle represent by the equation (x+9)^2+(y-6)^2=10^2 (-9,6), (-6,9), (6,-9) ,(9,-6)

Jada has a meal in a restaurant she adds up the prices listed on the menu for everything they ordered and gets a subtotal of $42.00. when the check comes, it says they also need to pay $3.99 in sales tax. what percentage of the subtotal is the sales tax

Sam is picking fruit from a basket that contains many different kinds of fruit. which set of events is independent?