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How much does it cost to run a 0.3 kW furnace motor that turns on for 12 minutes, 25 times a day.

User Alan Zhiliang Feng
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Lets write the data down:

P = 0.3 kW = 300 W

t = 12 minutes = 720 seconds

25 times a day

The total amount of time the furnace motor runs is:

T = 25 x 720

T = 18,000 s

So the total energy cost will be:

E = P x T

E = 300 X 18,000

E = 5,400,000 J

Answer:


E=5.4*10^6J

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