A homeowner must reduce the use of his homes electricity. the home currently consumes 25.7 kwh (kilowatt hours) of electricity per day, and the homeowner must reduce the use by 20%. find the amount of electricity that will be used after the reduction in two differnt ways, using two differnt scale factors?

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Yair Fowler

12 November, 16:56

A homeowner must reduce the use of his homes electricity. the home currently consumes 25.7 kwh (kilowatt hours) of electricity per day, and the homeowner must reduce the use by 20%. find the amount of electricity that will be used after the reduction in two differnt ways, using two differnt scale factors?

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Ivy Weiss · Answer 1

Given:

25.7 kwh of electricity per day.

must reduce 20%

25.7 kwh * 20% = 5.14 kwh * amount of electricity to be reduced.

25.7 kwh - 5.14 kwh = 20.56 kwh * net of reduced electricity

The homeowner will use 20.56 kwh after reduction of 20%.