Solve the utility maximization problem for a consumer

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Solve the utility maximization problem for a consumer with the following preferences (you must show your work and state assumptions you make and the conditions neccessary to make those assumptions)
Max (8+x)(8+y)
12x+2y <= 240, x>=0 y>=0

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