Can Work Be Expressed In lb x lbf Units?

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Can work be expressed in the units lb times lbf?
 

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Work is the product of a force and a distance. Are "lb" and "lbf" a force and a distance?
 
Yeah, I knew these could not have been correct but the problem said to express our answer in lb x lbf. I suppose they meant to say ft x lbf
 

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