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Evaluate the following expression: (7+5b) + 1, if b = 3. Plz Help!!

A)27
B)23
C)0
D)24

Suppose you make $12 and hour as a lifeguard at the community pool during the summer. Let h represent the number of hours you work in a week. Write an expression that represents that amount of money you earn in a week and evaluate it for h = 15.

A) 12h; $180
B) 12 + h; $27
C) 7 (12h); $1,260
D) 5 (12h); $900

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1.) (7+5b) + 1 Substitute 3 for b (7 + 5 (3)) + 1 Multiply 5 by 3 (7 + 15) + 1 Add 15 to 7 22 + 1 Add Final Answer: 23 2.) C
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