Question

1. Mrs. Jolley is thinking of buying solar panels to put on the roof of her new house. The Sunny Solar Company told her that for every 2 panels, she will save $60 on her electric bill.

(a) Draw a model or make a visual representation for the ratio of the panels to the money that she will save on her electric bill.






(b) Write the ratio of panels to money saved as a reduced fraction. Show your work

Answer 1

(a) Please find attached a diagram of the model representing the ratio of the panel to the amount saved on her electric bill

(b) The reduced fraction of the ratio of panels to money saved is
`(1 \ Panel)/(\$ 30 \ Saved \ on \ electric \ bill)`

Explanation:

The given parameter from the Sunny Solar Company, on the cost savings from the use of solar panels is as follows;

The amount Mrs. Jolley saves on her electricity bill for every 2 solar panels = $60

(a) A model visually representing the ratio of the panels to the amount saved on her electric bill is created using Microsoft Visio as shown in th attached drawing

(b) The ratio of panels to money saved is given as follows;

`(2 \ Panels )/(\$ 60 \ Saved \ on \ electric \ bill) = ((2 \ Panel)/(2) )/((\$ 60)/(2) \ Saved \ on \ electric \ bill ) = (1 \ Panel)/(\$ 30 \ Saved \ on \ electric \ bill)`Therefore the reduced fraction of the ratio of panels to money saved is given as follows;

`Ratio \ of \ panels \ to \ money \ saved = (1 \ Panel )/(\$30 \ Saved \ on \ electric \ bill)`