To raise funds for their annual retreat the 4th year business students had a 3 day campus sale of T-shirts, ties and string bags. On the first day, they sold 8 T-shirts, 5 ties and 4 string-bags for a total of $340. On the second day, they sold 12 T-shirts, 7 ties and 10 string-bags for a total of $660. On the third day, they sold 10 T-shirts, 4 ties and 5 string-bags for a total of $380. (i). Write the given information for the 3 day campus sale in the matrix form AX = B (ii). Use a matrix method to determine the unit cost of each item sold.
To raise funds for their annual retreat the 4th year business students had a 3 day campus sale of T-shirts, ties and string bags. On the first day, they sold 8 T-shirts, 5 ties and 4 string-bags for a total of $340. On the second day, they sold 12 T-shirts, 7 ties and 10 string-bags for a total of $660. On the third day, they sold 10 T-shirts, 4 ties and 5 string-bags for a total of $380. (i). Write the given information for the 3 day campus sale in the matrix form AX = B (ii). Use a matrix method to determine the unit cost of each item sold.
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To raise funds for their annual retreat the 4th year business students had a 3 day campus sale of T-shirts,
ties and string bags. On the first day, they sold 8 T-shirts, 5 ties and 4 string-bags for a total of $340.
On the second day, they sold 12 T-shirts, 7 ties and 10 string-bags for a total of $660. On the third day,
they sold 10 T-shirts, 4 ties and 5 string-bags for a total of $380.
(i). Write the given information for the 3 day campus sale in the matrix form AX = B
(ii). Use a matrix method to determine the unit cost of each item sold.
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