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Construct a matrix from labelled information or an entry rule

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The matrix \(B\) represents the number of books recorded for each genre and month. The numerical entries are given in the table below

Genre / MonthJanuaryMarchFebruary
Fantasy337
Crime321

For the required matrix, rows are ordered as Fantasy, Crime and columns are ordered as March, February, January. The category labels are headings, not numerical entries

(a)3 marks

Construct \(B\) in the stated row and column order, filling the missing entries

Rows, in order: Fantasy, Crime

Columns, in order: March, February, January

\[B = \begin{bmatrix} ? & 7 & ? \\ 2 & ? & 3 \end{bmatrix}\]
(b)1 mark

Check one entry of \(B\): find \(B_{13}\)