Beth has 44 extra N95 masks and she wants to distribute them among her 77 dearest friends, with each receiving at most one mask. In how many ways this can be done?

(c) a vine called the mile-a-minute weed is known for growing at a very fast rate. it can grow up to 0.5 ft per day. how fast in inches per hour can the mile-a-minute weed grow up to? show your work using the correct conversion factors.