The research step in the process of creating a hypothesis refers to
a. looking online for fun science facts
b. doing background research about your question
c. researching about scientists who first studied the topic
d. conducting a controlled experiment to test your hypothesis

doing background research about your question

Explanation:

Prior to the formulation of a research hypothesis, a scientist does extensive background research on the question he is researching. This background search will reveal likely cause and effect relationships which could now be formulated into a hypothesis and tested by experiments. A hypothesis is the result of painstaking research into a problem. A hypothesis can only be formulated after the research question has been properly understood via background research.

so here we go

atomic mass

239 + 1 = y + 134 + 3 combine like terms

240 = y + 137             subtract 137 from both terms

240 - 137 = y

103 = y

atomic number

94 = z +54 + 0

94 = z + 54               subtract 54 from both sides.

40 = z

answer