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![9c^3 - 12c^2 - 18c - 24= [3c^2 - 6][3c - 4]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=9c%5E3%20-%2012c%5E2%20-%2018c%20-%2024%3D%20%5B3c%5E2%20-%206%5D%5B3c%20-%204%5D)
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Given

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Factor
Group into 2
![[9c^3 - 12c^2] - [18c + 24]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B9c%5E3%20-%2012c%5E2%5D%20-%20%5B18c%20%2B%2024%5D)
Factorize each group
![3c^2[3c - 4] - 6[3c - 4]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=3c%5E2%5B3c%20-%204%5D%20-%206%5B3c%20-%204%5D)
Factor out 3c - 4
![[3c^2 - 6][3c - 4]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B3c%5E2%20-%206%5D%5B3c%20-%204%5D)
Hence:
![9c^3 - 12c^2 - 18c - 24= [3c^2 - 6][3c - 4]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=9c%5E3%20-%2012c%5E2%20-%2018c%20-%2024%3D%20%5B3c%5E2%20-%206%5D%5B3c%20-%204%5D)
 
        
             
        
        
        
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Let x  be the number of bags of Nature's Recipe Venison Meal & Rice Canine 20 percent protein, y be the number of bags of Nutro Max Natural Dog Food 27 percent protein and z be the number of bags of PetSmart Premier Oven Baked Lamb 25 percent protein a dog breeder buys. He  wants to make 300 pounds of a mix. Then 
20x+17.5y+30z=300.
Now
-  in 20x pounds of Nature's Recipe Venison Meal & Rice Canine 20 percent protein is 0.2·20x=4x pounds of protein;
- in 17.5y pounds of Nutro Max Natural Dog Food 27 percent protein is 0.27·17.5y=4.725y pounds of protein;
- in 30z pounds of PetSmart Premier Oven Baked Lamb 25 percent protein is 0.25·30z=7.5z pounds of protein;
- in 300 pounds of mix containing 22 percent protein is 0.22·300=66 pounds of protein.
Then 4x+4.725y+7.5z=66.
You get a system

From the first equation  Substitute it into the second equation:
 Substitute it into the second equation:

Simplify it:

y must be divided by 20, then
- y=0, x=9, z=10-6=4;
- y=20, x=16, z is not a whole number;
- y=40, x=23,  z is not a whole number;
- y=60, x=30, z=10-20-35<0;
- thus, all other possible z will be <0.
Answer: 9 bags with 1st mix, 0 bags with 2nd mix and 4 bags with 3rd mix.