The Hoover Dam produces electricity which powers parts of Nevada and California. It is made up of 17 generators, each of which produces electricity with a voltage of about 1.60 × 104 volts and a current of about 7.40 × 103 amps. How much power is produced by each generator?
A. 2.16 watts
B. 11.8 watts
C. 1.18 × 108 watts
D. 2.34 × 104 watts
E. 8.6 × 103 watts

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Mercury · Answer

power = current * voltage

plug the voltage and current from the problem into this formula

since there are 17 generators, multiply the previous result by 17