Ataxi driver makes $24.50 in an hour, but uses $6.75 worth of gas during that time. what will the driver's total earnings for the hour be, after paying for gas? $16.25 $17.75 $21.50 $19.25 $15.50

$24.50 - $6.75 = $17.75

24.50-6.75
=17.75
answer is 17.7 5

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.