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2 × x × x × 3 × y × y × y
how do i do this?

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Answer:
6x^2y^3

Step-by-step explanation:

The numbers 2 and 3 multiply to 6, so that's why the final coefficient is 6.

The x terms multiply to
x*x = x^2

The y terms multiply to
y*y*y = y^3

The exponent tells us how many copies of the base to multiply.

So overall,
2*x*x*3*y*y*y = 6x^2y^3

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