Question

Mr. Toshiro manages a company that supplies a variety of domestic and imported nuts to supermarkets. He received an order for 120 bags of cashews, 310 bags of walnuts, and 60 bags of Brazil nuts. The prices per bag for each type are $29, $18, and $21, respectively. Represent the number of bags ordered and the cost as vectors.

Answer 1

Answer:

n = 120i + 310j + 60k

p = 29i + 18j + 21 k

Total cost = $10,320

Step-by-step explanation:

Let n and p represent the vectors for number of products and prices respectively.

Also, the coordinates i,j and k represent cashews, walnut and Brazil nut respectively.

The vector form of the total number of bags ordered and the cost are;

n = 120i + 310j + 60k

p = 29i + 18j + 21 k

We can obtain the total cost by obtaining the dot product of the two vectors.

Total cost = n.p = (120i + 310j + 60k).(29i + 18j + 21 k)

C = 120×29 + 310×18 + 60×21

C = $10,320