Given, the data x,y,10,12,4,6,8,12.
So,
Mean=8x+y+10+12+4+6+8+12
⇒9=8x+y+52
⇒x+y+52=72
⇒x+y=20
And,
Variance=(n∑xi2)−(n∑xi)2
⇒9.25=(8x2+y2+100+144+16+36+64+144)−(9)2
⇒x2+y2=218
⇒(x+y)2−2xy=218
⇒202−2xy=218
⇒2xy=182
⇒xy=91
Now solving x+y=20&xy=91 we get,
x=13,y=7⇒3x−2y=25