Question

After much tinkering, Jaylen's time machine finally works! For his first trip,

Jaylen will travel 25 years into the future. If his time machine uses 3
kilowatts of power to transport him 1 month into the future, how many
kilowatts of power will it use for his first trip?

Answer 1

900kW

Explanation:

3kW = 1 month

xkW = 25 years

First, change 25 years into months:

12 months = 1 year

Therefore,

25 years = 12 × 25

= 300 months

If

3kW = 1 month

x = 300 months

cross-multiply

Hence,

1 monthX = 300 months × 3kW

= 900kW months

Divide both sides by the coefficient of X

X = 900kW months / 1 month

= 900kW

Therefore, Jalen's first trip will take 900kW