Which word sentence represents the equation?

6(x + 3) = 42

the sum of 3 and six times some number is 42.

three plus 3 times some number is 42.

six times some number plus 3 is 42.

six times the sum of a number and 3 is 42.

An investment decreases in value by 30% in the first year and decreases by 40% in the second year. what is the percent decrease in percentage in the investment after two years

[tex]5 \times1 \frac{12}{13} [/tex] me

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.