You are looking for an apartment and have found two places that suit you. The apartment closer to school has a $1,500 security deposit and costs $1,175/month while the one farther away has a $1,000 security deposit and costs $1,200/month. How many months of rent will it take for the costs at both apartments to be the same? (Let the number of months you are renting the apartment = 2. Hint: Your answer should be a whole number

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.