Question

Ralph meter read 2356 kilowatts- hour .This month it reads 3214 kilowatts-hour. At 7 cents per kilowatts-hour. What will Ralph bill be for the month?

Answer 1

Since this month the meter reads 3214 killowatts/hour, with the rate of 7 cets per killowatt/hour we have the following:

$\begin{gathered} (3214)(7)=22498\text{ cents} \\ =\ 224.98 \end{gathered}$

therefore, the bill for this month will be $224.98