So basically what the question is asking, what other expression is equal to the one shown.
So 9 x 6 - 8 x 2, we obviously have to multiply first because of PEMDAS ( parenthesis, exponents, multiply/divide, addition/subtraction).
So we can change the expression to
(9 x 6) - (8 x 2)
So first lets multiply 9 x 6 which is 54
8 multiplied by 2 is 16.
So now our problem looks like this
54 - 16.
And we know 54 - 16 is 38.
So now we just need to find another expression equal to that.
So the expression that is equal to that would be B. 5(7+1) - 2.
7 + 1 is equal to 8
5 multiplied by 8 is 40, minus 2 is 38.
I hoped this helps :)!
