Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 29P
An electric stove with four burners and an oven is used in preparing a meal as follows.
Burner 1: 20 minutes
Burner 2: 40 minutes
Burner 3: 15 minutes
Burner 4: 45 minutes
Oven: 30 minutes
If each burner is rated at 1.2 kW and the oven at 1.8 kW, and electricity costs 12 cents per kWh, calculate the cost of electricity used in preparing the meal.
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