You used a 1200 watt hair dryer for 10 minutes each day. If your town charges $0.15/kWh, what is the cost to use the hair dryer for a month?

 Assume 30 days in the month.

a. $1.75
b. $0.25
c. $1.50
d. $0.90

Coffee Drinker2021-04-01T16:02:43Z

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1200 x 10 = 12,000 watt-minutes per day
12,000 watt-minutes/ 60 minutes per hour = 200 watt hours per day
200 watt hours / 1000 kw/watt = 0.2 kWh per day

0.2 x 30 = 6 kWh per month
6 x 0.15 = $0.90

Richard2021-04-01T16:10:18Z

10 minutes = 1/6 hour

1200 watts X (1/6 hour) = 200 watt hours a day = 0.2 kilowatt hours a day

0.2 kwh/day X 30 days/month X $0.15/kwh = $ 0.90 / month