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A light bulb consumes 1800 watt-hours per day. How long does it take to consume 5850 watt-hours?

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User Momar
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Answer:

it takes 0.30769 days or 7.3846 hours for the light bulb to consume 5850 watt-hours.

Explanation:

To solve for the time, we can set up a proportion:

1800 watt-hours / day = X / 5850 watt-hours

Cross-multiplying, we get:

1800 watt-hours * 1 day = X * 5850 watt-hours

Simplifying, we get:

X = (1800 watt-hours * 1 day) / 5850 watt-hours

X = 0.30769 days

To convert to hours, we can multiply by 24:

X = 0.30769 days * 24 hours/day

X = 7.3846 hours

Therefore, it takes 0.30769 days or 7.3846 hours for the light bulb to consume 5850 watt-hours.

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