This is *my* personal opinion....but I definitely think you need to tell the professor.
Out of how many in your class, at least eight people cheated on the exam (now, coming from my university experience, that'd be almost half the entire class!). It's not fair to the others in your class (including you) who studied their tails off for this exam and possibly would not score higher than those who did cheat on the exam (saying that they probably got lower grades on that first question than did the cheaters)....therefore, it's unfair to you and your fellow classmates to have your exam score based upon the cheaters' answers to the questions.
Everyone hates being *the tattletale*. Is there a way to anonymously inform the professor of the cheating that occured? The reason I ask is the university that I went to had an honor code that we had to write and sign on EVERYTHING we turned in....therefore, if anyone cheated, plagarized, etc, they'd be brought up in front of honor council, either by a professor who suspected that cheating had occured, or by a student who reported knowledge of said cheating. I know not all universities work this way, but if there's an anonymous way to inform your professor of the knowledge of cheating, that clears you of being the tattletale.
Best of luck, t*p! I'll be thinking of you next Tuesday and I hope it all works out for you!
L&L,
Jennie
ETA: Honey, you and I must think alike!
