Maria was performing at her dads concert. her dads name was mark. mark was quite wealthy and lived in a 2 story house with 3 windows on each floor. mark had only three daughters. one was lena. the others were kammy and who?                               i will ask another question after this one so you will get more points. 

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.