Assume that it costs a company approximately 16,180+518x+0.02x^2 to manufacture x gaming systems in an hour. How many gaming systems should be manufactured in an hour to minimize average cost? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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Assume that it costs a company approximately 16,180+518x+0.02x^2 to manufacture x gaming systems in an hour. How many gaming systems should be manufactured in an hour to minimize average cost? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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