Question

Two shopkeepers, Juma and Wan bought some items from a wholesaler. Juma bought 18 loaves of bread, 40 packets of milk and 5 bars of soap while Wan bought 15 loaves of bread, 30 packets of milk and 6 bars of soap. The price of a loaf of bread, a packet of milk and a bar of soap were sh 45, sh 50 and sh 150 respectively.

a.
(I) the number of items bought by Juma and Wan using a 2 * 3 matrix.
18l 40m 5b
15l 30m 6b

(ii) the price of the items bought a 3 * 1 matrix
45
50
150

(b) Use the matrices in (a) above to determine the total expenditure incurred by each person and hence the difference in their expenditure.

Answers

Your matrices are correct.

As for determining the total expenditure, multiply both the matrices together.
If you multiply a 2*3 with a 3*1 matrix (in that order), the product will be a 2*1 matrix. It will have two entries, each giving you the total expenditure of one school.

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