Both answers are not the same. You are correct and your friend is wrong. The situation your teacher gave could have only one other interpretation that would be acceptable and that would be 8t+3 because it is the same number just in a different order.
Well, if he sold 17 of them for $18, 17 times 18 = $306. Now he has 31 backpacks left. 31 times 25 = $775. 775 + 306= $1081 (final answer) Hope it helps!!!
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that there is a right angle triangle formed with sides as follows:
hypotenuse is the actual 1500 ft string. The acute angle 43 degrees is opposite to the segment that represents the height of the kite from the ground. Therefore, the trigonometric ratio that we can use to find that opposite side to the given angle, is the sine function as shown below:

DAnswer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer is going to be B.