What does it mean if u have a number in front of a square root?

98 point question what is the record for most points in one

Melanie is buying a bathing suit that costs 39.99. she is given a discount at the cash register of $6.00 when she scratched 15% off on a game piece for a store promotion. what will the sale price of melanie’s bathing suit be?

Jeremy wants to determine the number of solutions for the equation below without actually solving the equation. which method should jeremy use?