Solve the problem.A charitable organization estimates that 60% of the people in a certain area who make a contribution in one year will also contribute the next year, and that 10% of those who do not contribute one year will contribute the next. Let x and y denote the number of people who contribute in one year respectively, and let u and v be the corresponding numbers for the following year.(a) Write a matrix equation relating
to
.(b) Solve the equation for
/>.(c) Suppose that out of 10,000 people, 1500 made a contribution this year. How many made a contribution last year?
What will be an ideal response?
(a)
=
.
(b)
=
(c) 1000
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