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A laboratory uses 400 white mice each year for experimental purposes. It costs $6 to feed a mouse for one year. Each time mice are ordered, there is a service charge of $12 for processing the order. How many mice should be ordered each time to minimize the total cost of feeding the mice and placing orders for the mice?

A laboratory uses 400 white mice each year for experimental purposes. It costs $6 to feed a mouse for one year. Each time mice are ordered, there is a service charge of $12 for processing the order. How many mice should be ordered each time to minimize the total cost of feeding the mice and placing orders for the mice?

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A laboratory uses 400 white mice each year for experimental purposes. It costs $6 to feed a mouse for one year. Each time mice are ordered, there is a service charge of $12 for processing the order. How many mice should be ordered each time to minimize the total cost of feeding the mice and placing orders for the mice?
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