Zoey bought a new purse from an upscale store, so she had to pay tax. Since she lives in Florida, the tax rate is
6%. Zoey paid $15 in tax. How much did the purse
cost?

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.