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If electricity costs 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost to run an 80-watt light bulb for 24 hours?

If electricity costs 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost to run an 80-watt light bulb for 24 hours?
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If electricity costs 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost to run an 80-watt light bulb for 24 hours?

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5.76 dollars

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User Rotimi
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80 watts by 60 minutes is 4800 watts
4.8 kw
4.8 times 24 is 115.2 kw
115.2 kw times 5 cents is 576 cents
5.76 dollars
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