A person in good physical condition can put out 100 W of useful power for several hours at a stretch, perhaps by pedaling a mechanism that drives an electric generator. Neglecting any problems of generator efficiency and practical considerations such as resting time: (a) How many people would it take to run a 5.00 kW electric clothes dryer? people (b) How many people would it take to replace a large electric power plant that generates 800 MW? people

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A person in good physical condition can put out 100 W of useful power for several hours at a stretch, perhaps by pedaling a mechanism that drives an electric generator. Neglecting any problems of generator efficiency and practical considerations such as resting time:
(a) How many people would it take to run a 5.00 kW electric clothes dryer?
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(b) How many people would it take to replace a large electric power plant that generates 800 MW?
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We know that one people produces an output of 100 W so the number of people that can produce 5 kW of power can be calculated as:

n = 5 kW100 W = 5000 W100 W = 50 people

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