Ben, cam, and justin are lumberjacks. the number of trees they chop down is given by b+2c+3j, where b is the number of hours ben spends chopping, c is the number of hours cam spends chopping, and j is the number of hours justin spends chopping. how many trees do they chop down after ben spends 8 hours chopping, cam spends 3 hours chopping, and justin spends 4 hours chopping?

(01.03 mc) which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression x multiplied by y to the power of 2 over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3, the whole to the power of negative 4. select one: a. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 7 multiplied by y to the power of negative 1. b. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of 12 multiplied by y to the power of negative 12. c. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3. d. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3.