Multiply. $( - 6 x y ) ( 8 x y )$
A) $- 47 x y$
B) $- 47 x ^ { 2 } y ^ { 2 }$
C) $- 48 x ^ { 2 } y$
D) $- 47 x y ^ { 2 }$
E) $- 48 x ^ { 2 } y ^ { 2 }$

Question

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When multiplying $(-6xy)$ and $8xy$, you multiply the coefficients (-6 and 8) to get -48, and you apply the rule of exponents for multiplying like bases, which results in $x^{1+1}y^{1+1}$ or $x^2y^2$, making the correct answer $-48x^2y^2$.

Multiply (−6xy)(8xy)( - 6 x y ) ( 8 x y )(−6xy)(8xy)

Multiply $( - 6 x y ) ( 8 x y )$