Question

In 2014, the number of home runs hit by the LA Dodgers accounted for 6% of 583 total home runs hit in the MLB. Approximately how many home runs did the LA Dodgers hit?

Answer 1

`</p><p>\begin{gathered}A=\underbrace{\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\4&3\end{pmatrix}}_(M_1)\underbrace{\begin{pmatrix}6&1&5\\7&3&4\end{pmatrix}}_(M_2)\end{gathered}`

Explanation:

`If AA is \: the \: matrix \: product</p><p>\begin{gathered} \: A=\underbrace{\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\4&3\end{pmatrix}}_(M_1)\underbrace{\begin{pmatrix}6&1&5\\7&3&4\end{pmatrix}}_(M_2)\end{gathered}A=M1(1423)M2(671354)`

Answer 2

583 x 6% = 34.98 = approximately 35