The Uber fare in Port City is $2.40 for the first 1/2 mile and additional mileage charged at the rate $0.15 for each additional 1/10 mile. You plan to give the driver a $2.60 tip. The first half mile costs $2.60 and the tip will be $2.50. How much is the initial amount of money you will be charged for the trip? Answer value

Im pretty sure it is a

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.