A bag contains 20 marbles. 9 of them are red, 4 are black, and the rest are gold. Picking a red marble is worth $18. Black marbles are worth $10, and Gold marbles are worth $5. If you are charged $10 each time you pick a marble, how much should you expect to win or lose overall by playing this game 5 times? (You don't need a dollar sign, just the number. If you expect to lose money, use a - for negative) Plz explain.

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A bag contains 20 marbles. 9 of them are red, 4 are black, and the rest are gold. Picking a red marble is worth $18. Black marbles are worth $10, and Gold marbles are worth $5. If you are charged $10 each time you pick a marble, how much should you expect to win or lose overall by playing this game 5 times? (You don't need a dollar sign, just the number. If you expect to lose money, use a - for negative) Plz explain.
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