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If a matrix has (3) rows and (4) columns, how many elements does it have?

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Correct answer: (12)

The direct answer is B: the matrix has 12 elements. A matrix is a rectangular arrangement of numbers or other entries. If it has m rows and n columns, each row has n positions, and there are m rows, so the total number of entries is \(m\times n\). Here there are 3 rows and 4 columns, hence \(3\times4=12\). Option A, 7, comes from adding 3 and 4, but addition does not count all row-column positions. Option B, 12, is correct because every one of the 3 rows contains 4 elements. Option C, 1, would describe only a one-entry matrix, not a 3 by 4 matrix. Option D, 34, is not the product, sum, or valid count of the positions; the digits 3 and 4 do not combine by writing them side by side. You can also count row by row: first row has 4, second has 4, and third has 4, giving \(4+4+4=12\). Exam cue: for an \(m\times n\) matrix, multiply rows by columns, not add them.

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