The teacher sets a goal for a class average of 88 on a test. Out of a class of 12 students, six students scored 88 and five students scored 86. What
must the remaining score be in order to reach the goal? Can it be done

Were is the problem

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.