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Explain why the factor 1.5 is broke. into two numbers in the model.

Oliver had $50 on the day before his birthday. after he recived some money for his birthday , he had $75. write and solve eqaution to find how much money oliver received for his birthday. x+50=75

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?