b is not a verb since it adverb is to describe a verb. c is a verb but not one of the main ones since helping verbs are a mixture of action and linking verbs. leaves you with a and d which are probable, thus becoming your answer.
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I'm not sure exactly what your looking for there but if you were to go upon the procedures to solve for the variable which is n in my work that would be your answer
