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Evaluating expressions with variables word problems

Ben Frank is an electrician who installs lighting fixtures. He charges (in dollars) his clients 15h+40f15h+40f where hh is the number of hours worked and ff is the number of fixtures installed.
How much does Ben Frank charge when he works 77 hours and installs 99 fixtures?
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  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4