SOLUTION: Jessica and Jake were playing a word game. Jessica spelled 16 words correctly that was worth one point each. Jake spelled 7 fewer words than Jessica. Jake's words are worth double

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Question 1149342: Jessica and Jake were playing a word game. Jessica spelled 16 words correctly that was worth one point each. Jake spelled 7 fewer words than Jessica. Jake's words are worth double Jessica's because they are tougher. Make an expression that could be used to find how many points Jessica and Jake earn altogether.
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16*1 + (16-7)*2