They do not have the same value because 17 times 10 is 170 because all u need to do is add a zero at the end
is simply the difference of both numbers of course, the price it was sold minus the price it was bought at.

I and 4i
let's say if you have i you can automatically think there is a one in front of it so one term like this (i) could look like this 1i and any number with the same variable or letter are like terms
hope this helps
1st number = n
2nd number = n+1
3rd number = n+2
sum of the squares of 3 consecutive numbers is 116
n² + (n+1)² + (n+2)² = 116
n² + (n+1)(n+1) + (n+2)(n+2) = 116
n² + [n(n+1)+1(n+1)] + [n(n+2)+2(n+2)] = 116
n² + n² + n + n + 1 + n² + 2n + 2n + 4 = 116
n² + n² + n² + n + n + 2n + 2n + 1 + 4 = 116
3n² + 6n + 5 = 116 Last option.