Anjeanette inserts light bulbs in a row of light sockets in the repeating pattern red bulb, white bulb, white bulb, red

Anjeanette inserts light bulbs in a row of light sockets in the repeating pattern red bulb, white bulb, white bulb, red bulb, white bulb, and white bulb. If she inserts a total of \(n\) red bulbs in the row, including the first and last bulbs, how many white bulbs did she insert in the row?

A. \(2n - 2\)
B. \(2n - 1\)
C. \(2n + 1\)
D. \(3n - 2\)
E. \(3n + 1\)

Answer: A

Source: Princeton Review