Please help no one is answering and I cannot figure this out I just wasted 10 points on some moron who didn't even explain Jamiya and Samantha went to the grocery store and purchased a bag of 32 apples. Let x represent Jamiya’s portion of the apples in Y represent Samantha‘s portion of the apples. Which equation can be used to represent the possible ways that Jamiya and Samantha can split the 32 apples?

a) xy = 38
b) x – y = 38
c) y = x + 38
d) x + y = 38

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.