Nadia bought 4.3 pounds of ham on Tuesday and 1.7 pounds of ham on Wednesday. She spent a total of $41.94. What was the price of the ham per pound? $5.74 $6.99 $9.36 $16.13

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answer:   x (x+6)^2, choice b

discussion:

factor x out of the equation:

x^3 + 12x^2 + 36x = x (x^2 + 12x + 36).

note that 6+6 = 12 and 6*6 = 36 so the above factors into:

x (x+6)^2

which is choice b

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