Question

Clothes Dryer
Average wattage - 4856
Average use per wk - 4 hrs
How many watt hrs per wk?
How many watt hrs per yr? (52wks in a yr)
How many kwh are used for the yr? (1 kwh = 1000 watts)
Average cost of hydro at $0.12 each kwh? (Total cost)
Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

for your first question what do you think?

Answer 2

watt hrs per week ? Do you mean how many watts per week ? Because it states there are 4 hours per week. If you mean watts per week it is 4856 x 4 = ?

Answer 3

I'm all confused and tried different ways and in my book it says, how many watt hours per week.

Answer 4

do you have answer choices ?

Answer 5

how many watt hours per year

Answer 6

a watt hour is using 1 watt of power for 1 hour.

Answer 7

nope have to calculate it and i've come up with different answers because i'm confused.

Answer 8

if it is hrs per year it is 4 x 52....if it is watts per year, it is 4856 x 52

Answer 9

A watt hour is using 1 watt of electricity per hour.

Answer 10

so watt hrs per year is 4856 x 52 ???

Answer 11

No.

Answer 12

if i multiply that i get 252512

Answer 13

seems a little high for watts per year

Answer 14

Alright, read up. A watt hour is using 1 watt of electricity over 1 hour.

Answer 15

so 4 hrs is 4 watts ?

Answer 16

No.

Answer 17

Average wattage - 4856 Average use per wk - 4 hrs

4856W*4h=19,424Wh

Answer 18

That is your weekly usage in Watt hours.

Answer 19

I did have that

Answer 20

but it's per week

Answer 21

That IS per week

Answer 22

4856 x 4 = 19424 watts per week.
so per year, would it be 19424 x 52 ?

Answer 23

Yes.

Answer 24

your good inkyvoyd :)

Answer 25

thank you :)

Answer 26

so would you divide that answer by 1000 to get kwh per year ?

Answer 27

answer i get for that is 1010048 per year

Answer 28

sorry watt hours per year

Answer 29

Yes, and yes

Answer 30

now divide that by 1000 and get your kwh per year

Answer 31

ty both for your help and how do you give medals? New to the site.

Answer 32

click on best response by the person you want to give the medal too...I suggest giving it to inkyvoyd.

Answer 33

you helped just as much and i really ty both and will try the tv one with no help

Answer 34

guess you can't click on two sorry

Answer 35

did you figure the last question out also...about the hydro ?

Answer 36

not sure which one your talking about, my next question is about a tv.

Answer 37

I mean the average cost of hydro per kwh ??

Answer 38

oh yes it came out to $121.20 kwh

Answer 39

cool...that is what I got :)

Answer 40

trying to finish my grade 12 and it's not easy when your up there in age and trying to show your kids it doesn't matter how old you are you can do it.!!!

Answer 41

science and math are not my strong suits.

Answer 42

math is not my strong suit...now if you had history, I could help you more...lol
good luck

Answer 43

ty so much and you too inkyvoyd

Answer 44

history is actually what i plan to take next lol

Answer 45

yes inkyvoyd...you saved this problem

Answer 46

next one is per day not per week so i hope i can figure it out