Which of the following is a primary focus of economics?
a. the movement of goods and services through the standpoint of game theory
b. the way people behave in large groups
c. production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
d. the maximization of profits for the benefit of producers of goods and services

answer; i believe the two groups were irish immigrants and chinese immigrants;

answer

explanation

the given equation is

we can rewrite this as:

let

then the equation becomes:

the factors of 8 that sum up to -9 are {-1,-8}

we split the middle term with these factors to obtain,

we factor by grouping to obtain:

apply the zero product property to get:

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