Question: QUESTION-1 | 10 Marks By weight, one fertilizer is 20 potassium, 30 nitrogen, and 50 phosphorus. A second fertilizer has percents of 10, 20, and

 QUESTION-1 | 10 Marks By weight, one fertilizer is 20 potassium,

QUESTION-1 | 10 Marks By weight, one fertilizer is 20 potassium, 30 nitrogen, and 50 phosphorus. A second fertilizer has percents of 10, 20, and 70, respectively, and a third fertilizer has percents of 0, 30, and 70, respectively, How much of each must be mixed to get 24 lb, 50 lb and 126 lb respectively? a) Convert the statement into a system of simultaneous equations and then matrices.(3 marks) b) Solve the system by using Cramer's rule. (7 marks) JTION

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