A balanced chemical equation shows the number of particles of each substance involved in a chemical reaction. Such an equation includes formulas and coefficients. A formula includes symbols for each type of atom in the substance. The coefficients are the numbers present in front of the formulae. If you are given a verbal description of a reaction, then you can identify the reactant and product formulae and write a balanced chemical equation with the formulae and some coefficients.
 

To be successful with this question, you need to understand what a combustion reaction is and you need to know how to balance a chemical equation.  A combustion reaction involves the reaction of a substance with oxygen gas (O₂). The most common combustible substance is a hydrocarbon - a substance containing the elements carbon and hydrogen. In this case, the substance undergoing combustion is a hydrocarbon. The products of hydrocarbon combustion are carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water vapor (H₂O).

Understanding this about combustion allows you to quickly get through Step 1 and Step 2 of the question. That leaves Step 3 in which you have to identify the lowest possible whole number coefficients. 

The infographic below describes a step-by-step method for balancing a chemical equation. Study the method and then prepare to apply it to this question. There are some additional specifics after the graphic that pertain specifically to this question.
 

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If you apply the step-by-step method to this question, then you will likely begin by balancing the element hydrogen by inserting a coefficient in front of the product H₂O. And balance the element carbon by inserting a coefficeint in front of the product CO₂. Finally, you will balance the oxygen by inserting a coefficient in front of the reactant O₂. Then you should be done.