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Jon and Lexi are playing a marble game. According to their rules, 6 points are awarded for each red marble collected and 2 points are awarded for each blue marble collected. Which expression represents Jon's total score if he has r red marbles and b blue marbles? 6r − 2b 6r + 2b 6r − 4b 8rb

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The best expression would be 6r + 2b, because he is awarded 6pts per red marble, and 2pts per blue one.

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1. 6 points are awarded for each red marble collected, then for r red marbles collected are awarded 6r points.

2. 2 points are awarded for each blue marble collected, then for b blue marbles collected are awarded 2b points.

3. If he has r red marbles and b blue marbles collected, then in total Jon has score 6r+2b.

Answer: correct choice is B.

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