Since each stapler costs 16.99, the total cost is 16.99*x, with x representing the number of staplers bought. This works due to that he adds 16.99 for every stapler, and multiplying it adds 16.99 each time he buys a new stapler
The answer is A. A(8)=25,000•(1+0.095)8
The flags are a translation. Both flags are located at different origins, so it couldn't be a rotation. Both flags have the colors in the same place ( black on the bottom, white on the top) so one flag was moved up or down from the other flag, which is a translation.