Sand Loam Peat Moss Seedlings 2 units 1 unit 1 unit General 1 unit 2 units 1 unit Hardwoods 2 units 2 units 2 units 300 units of sand 300 units of loam 240 units of peat moss seedlings       bags general potting       bags hardwood plants       bags

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Find the numbers of bags of potting soil that a company can produce for seedlings, general potting, and hardwood plants with the given amounts of raw materials. The raw materials used in one bag of each type of potting soil are shown below.

  Sand Loam Peat Moss
Seedlings 2 units 1 unit 1 unit
General 1 unit 2 units 1 unit
Hardwoods 2 units 2 units 2 units
300 units of sand
300 units of loam
240 units of peat moss
seedlings       bags
general potting       bags
hardwood plants       bags
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