A trader bought 2 cows and 9 goats for a total of ksh. 98,200. If she had bought 3 cows and 4 goats, she would...

      

A trader bought 2 cows and 9 goats for a total of ksh. 98,200. If she had bought 3 cows and 4 goats,
she would have spent ksh. 2200 less
a)Form two equations to represent the above information.
b)Use matrix method to determine the cost of a cow and that of a goat.
c)The trader later sold the animals she had bought making a profit of 30% per cow and 40% per goat.
i)Calculate the total amount of money she received.
ii)Determine, correct to 4 significant figures the percentage profit the trader made from the sale of the animals.

  

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