A brokerage house offers three stock portfolios. Portfolio I consists of 2 blocks of common stock and 1 municipal bond. Portfolio II consists of 4 blocks of common stock, 2 municipal bonds, and 3 blocks of preferred stock. Portfolio III consists of 2 blocks of common stock, 1 municipal bond, and 3 blocks of preferred stock. A customer wants 16 blocks of common stock, 8 municipal bonds, and 6 blocks of preferred stock. Let x equal the number of units of Portfolio I, y equal the number of units of Portfolio II, and z equal the number of units of Portolio III. If the numbers of the three portfolios offered must be integers, find the general solution that can be used to determine all possible offerings.
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