Volume of the 3d shapes to 1 decimal place (urgent )

Factor a^3 - 3 + 3a^2 - a. a) (a - 1)(a + 1)(a + 3) b) (a^2 + 1)(a - 3) c) (a^2 - 3)(a + 1)

Ican figure out 20 shares multiply by $117.98 =2359.6920 shares multiply by $124.32=2486.40then take 40 shares multiply by $128.48=5139.20after that i'm lost any be greatly appreciated.

How do you create a data set with 8 points in it that has a mean of approximately 10 and a standard deviation of approximately 1?