agriculture and $0.40 from tourism. Production of a​ dollar's worth of tourism

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The economy of a small island nation is based on two​ sectors, agriculture and tourism. Production of a​ dollar's worth of agriculture requires an input of $0.35 from agriculture and $0.40 from tourism. Production of a​ dollar's worth of tourism requires an input of $0.43 from agriculture and $0.12 from tourism. Find the output from each sector that is needed to satisfy a final demand of $31 million for agriculture and $84 million for tourism.

The output from the agriculture sector is approximately ​$ . ​(Round to the nearest​ million.)

 

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