9. Budgeting and Household expenses
Interactive practice questions
An electricity company charges $\$0.175$$0.175 per kWh.
Based on the data below, what would the household's electricity bill cost for the entire season of Spring?
| Electricity usage in a typical 4-person household | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring |
|
December - February |
March - May | June - August | September - November |
|
$16.4$16.4 kWh per day $1495$1495 kWh for Summer |
$17.4$17.4 kWh per day $1589$1589 kWh for Autumn |
$19.5$19.5 kWh per day $1776$1776 kWh for Winter |
$19.3$19.3 kWh per day $1757$1757 kWh for Spring |
| Annual consumption | |||
|
$18.1$18.1 kWh per day $6617$6617 kWh per year |
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Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Easy
2min
An electricity company charges $\$0.185$$0.185 per kWh.
Based on the data below, what would the household's electricity bill cost for the entire year?
Easy
1min
An electricity company charges $\$0.235$$0.235 per kWh.
Easy
2min
A water saving shower head uses $60%$60% of the water an ordinary shower head does.
Medium
3min
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