The profit function for a product is given by p(x)=-x^(3) +7x^(2)+400x-2500 is the number of units produced and sold and P is in hundreds of dollars. Use factoring by grouping to find the numbers of units that will give a profit of $30,000.

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The profit function for a product is given by p(x)=-x^(3) +7x^(2)+400x-2500 is the number of units produced and sold and P is in hundreds of dollars. Use factoring by grouping to find the numbers of units that will give a profit of $30,000.

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