They could only request troops and soldiers because they didnt have an army, hope that helped :))
The answer has to be D or A hopefully that helped a bit
You buy some shoes for $25 you want to sell them and get more money than you spent ("Profit") if you sell them for $10, you wasted $15 and only gained $10 back so its not $10 or $25 so its $50
Wow finally freedom aaaaa
