Maggie is making a necklace using a 13-13− inch string and identical beads. ​Maggie has placed 1212 beads beads next to each other starting at the left end of the string as shown in the figure. The 1212 beads fill 33 inches of the string.

Part A

​How many total beads will completely fill the 13-13−inch string?

Part B
After filling the string from end to end, Maggie decides to leave one inch at each end of the string with no beads. How many beads does she need to remove from the beads she used to completely fill the string?

The height of a birch tree, f(x), in inches, after x months is shown in the graph below. how much does the birch tree grow per month, and what will be the height of the birch tree after 10 months? a. the birch tree grows 1 inch per month. the height of the birch tree will be 16 inches after 10 months. b. the birch tree grows 2 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 26 inches after 10 months. c. the birch tree grows 3 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 36 inches after 10 months. d. the birch tree grows 2 inches per month. the height of the birch tree will be 24 inches after 10 months.