Set of numbers of 1 1/2

Evaluate the following expression 1/3^2

Marina baked cookies. she gave 3/4 of the cookies to the scout bake sale. she shared the remaining 6 cookies with her friends. how many cookies did marina bake?

3women sell hats at a craft fair weekly. the money they make at the fair is split into categories. 9% goes to pay taxes. $55 goes to pay rent for the space they sell in. the rest is split between the women. if the group make $706 at the fair, how much does each women get paid once the money is divided