Matrix a below gives the fraction of the earth's area and the projected fraction of its population for five continents in 2050. matrix b gives the earth's area (in square miles) and its projected 2050 population.† fraction of area fraction of population 0.162 0.047 north america 0.119 0.086 south america a = 0.066 0.065 europe 0.298 0.582 asia 0.202 0.215 africa area population b = 57,850,000 0 area 0 9,322,000,000 population find the area (in square miles) and population of each given continent by finding ab.

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Step-by-step explanation:

In order to get a 5×2 matrix result from the multiplication of AB, the dimensions of matrix B must be 2×2. The given numbers can be put on the diagonal of that matrix to achieve the desired effect.

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The rows are in the order given in the problem statement: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa. The left column is area; the right column is population. Here, numbers have been rounded to 3 significant figures. The multipliers are consistently millions and billions to make comparison easier.