In a mathematics class, half of the students scored 84 on an achievement test. With the exception of a few students who scored 51, the remaining students scored 70. Which of the
following statements is true about the distribution of scores?

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Look, when you want to do something like put it like x^2. x2 could mean x² or x₂. so to clear confusion, know the notation. to find the product multiply the x's and you get -8x and the y's and you get 6y. since it's all being multiplied it is just -8x6y, or answer a. although the better answer is -48xy(combining -8 and 6) because you should multiply constants whenever you can.