A number is equal to three times the smaller number. Also, the sum of the smaller number and four is the larger number. The situation is graft on the coordinate plane below, where X represents the smaller number and Y represents the larger number.

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.

Do you know what y an x equal? so i can you