9a^2-6ab+12ac-8bc
=3a(3a-2b)+4c(3a-2b)
=(3a+4c)(3a-2b)
There you go. Have fun!
The answer is 13 packages.
ANSWER
The relation is not a function.
EXPLANATION
The relation is not a function because we have an x-coordinate mapping on to more than one y-coordinate.
This occurs at x=1.
The ordered pairs (1,1) and (1,3) disqualify the relation from being a function.
Hence the relation is not a function.
I think it is 0.149x10^-4
