Write the product using exponents
(−6)⋅(−6)

-6^2

Step-by-step explanation:

-6 x -6 = 36

(−6)²

Step-by-step explanation:

(−6)⋅(−6)

This means the numbers are being multiplied.

A number is being multiplied by the same number. You can write an exponent for the number of times it's being multiplied by itself.

Example:

x = x¹

x·x = x²

x·x·x = x³

You are multiplying (−6) twice.

(−6)⋅(−6) = (−6)²

a) one student is chosen from classroom a, then a student is chosen from classroom b.  

step-by-step explanation:

independent events are ones in which the probability of one event does not affect the probability of the second event.

one student is chosen from classroom a; this does not affect the chances of choosing a student from classroom b.   this makes these independent events.

when one card is chosen from a standard deck and then set aside before a second card is chosen, the probability of the second card being chosen changes.   this makes them dependent events.

when one student is chosen from classroom a and then a second student is chosen from classroom a, the probability of choosing the second student changes.   this makes them dependent events.

when a letter is chosen from the alphabet and then a second letter is chosen, the probability of choosing the second letter changes.   this makes them dependent events.