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Pet Nutrition: Fat ContentPETsMART.com sold the followingvarieties of dog food in June 200...

Pet Nutrition: Fat Content

PETsMART.com sold the following

varieties of dog food in June 2003.

Nature’s Recipe Venison Meal&l*ice Canine,

20 percent protein, 10 percent fat, $21.99 per 20-pound bag

Nutro Max Natural Dog Food, 27 percent protein, 16 percent fat, $12.99 per 17.5-pound bag

PETsMART Premier Oven Baked Lamb Recipe, 25 percent protein, 14 percent fat, $22.99 per 30-pound bag

(Source: www.petsmart.com.)

A dog breeder wants to make at least 210 pounds of a mix containing at least 25 percent protein. How many bags of each dog food variety should the breeder buy in order to minimize fat content?

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