Question

A clerk counted 14 small baseball caps, 37 medium baseball caps, and 29 large baseball caps on the store shelves. She also counted 9 small baseball caps and 19 medium baseball caps in the stockroom.
(a.) Organize the data in a matrix. Name the matrix B. Label the rows and columns.
(b.) Each baseball cap sells for $16. Create the matrix that shows the total value of each cap size in each location.

Answer 1

Answer:

a.  

                                              S             M            L

B =           Shelves              14            37          29                

                 Stockroom          9            19            0

S - Small baseball caps

M- Medium baseball caps

L - Large baseball caps

b.

                           S              M            L  

Shelves             224          592       464              

Stockroom        144          304          0

S - Small baseball caps

M- Medium baseball caps

L - Large baseball caps