The wording on this is not the best. It sounds like the 1 zero has even multiplicity (that's because of where the modifier is). On top of that it has an odd power. You could try this. y =x*(x^2+1)^2
The problem is not with the power. It gives x^5. The problem is with the multiplicity of the one place where it crosses. (X^2 + 1) does factor, but it gives a complex root. I'm not sure that's allowed. However, it is the best I can do.
Assuming a total of ten students were asked, chose football and chose other sports. simplified is , so that's the experimental chance that the next student favors football.
