The total United States production of corn was 8,967 million bushels in 2002, and 10,114 million bushels in 2003. The table shows the percents of the total grown by four states.

a. Use matrix multiplication to find the number of bushels (in millions) harvested in each state each year. 

b. How many bushels (in millions) were harvested in these two years in Iowa? 

c. The price for a bushel of corn in Nebraska was $2.32 in 2002, and $2.45 in 2003. Use matrix multiplication to find the total value of corn harvested in Nebraska in these two years.

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2002 2003 lowa 21.5% 18.6% Illinois 16.4% 17.9% Nebraska 10.5% 11.1% Minnesota 11.7% 9.6%