Answer:
b. 
Step-by-step explanation:
Here we are given
and are asked to simplify it. We are going to apply the law of exponents which says that

Hence applying this rule in our problem we get, where a=y and n=3

Hence our C) Option is correct
The probability of the black sock is 6/26 for the white is 16/26 and for the brown is 4/26
That is just absolute value, basically what it means is take off whatever sign there was attached to it (such as a negative sign)
You must distribute first, so 3(8p+7r). That will equal 24p +21r. Then you must add all the values together according to like terms, so the variables must match. So simplified it will be 22+24p+30r