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Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Considering a function
, it is said to be discontinuous when it has a hole or breaks, it means places where
cannot be evaluated. For example, when the denominator equals to 0, it is not defined.
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:

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.

we know that, the mixture amount is the sum of 11 + p, or
11 + p = m.
we also know that, the total value is also a sum of
25.3 + 4.5p = 3.29m.
Renaud has to pay 2 percent + 14 percent = 16 percent initial costs
We can establish a proportion:
If 100% is => $170,500
Then 16% => $C costs
$C = 16 x $170,500/100 = $27,280 initial costs
Total cost = $163,021.87 + $27,280 = $190,301.87
Answer : C.) $190,301.87