Describe the shape of isoquant decreasing returns to scale

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Suppose the number of points on an economics midterm (P) can be characterized by the following production function:
P = 10H - 4B
where H is the number of hours spend studying and B is the number of beers in the week prior to the midterm.
Find the marginal product of H and B.
draw or describe the shape of isoquant,is it increasing, constant ,or decreasing returns to scale?

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