American households spent an average of about $52 in 2007 on Halloween merchandise such as costumes, decorations and candy. To see if this number had changed, researchers conducted a new survey in 2008 before industry numbers were reported. The survey included 1,500 households and found that average Halloween spending was $58 per household. The sample mean is dollars, while the claimed population mean is dollars.

The sample mean is$ 52

The claimed population mean is $58

Step-by-step explanation:

American households spent an average of about $52 in 2007 on Halloween merchandise such as costumes, decorations and candy. This tells you that the sample mean is$ 52.

1500 households were surveyed in 2008 and found an average spending of $58 0n Halloween tell us that the claim's population mean is $58

8(-10x+3.5y-7)

8×-10x + 8×3.5y + 8×-7

-80x + 28y - 56

therefore

-80x+28y-56 is the correct answer