Cost of Running Mrs Keely's Washing Machine per Year

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Mrs. Keely runs her 2kWh washing machine daily, totaling 365 runs per year. The discussion assumes she operates the machine once each day, despite having three small children. Calculating the annual cost requires knowing the electricity rate, which is not provided. The lack of input cost complicates determining the exact expense. Overall, the focus is on understanding the frequency of use rather than specific financial implications.
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Mrs keely has 3 small children. She runs her washing machine every day, even on weekends.How much does it cost Mrs Keely to run a 2kWh machine per year?
How many times is she running it 4, once or 2 (as the 3 small children count as 1 adult.)?




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I assumed 4 times... (Its G.C.S.E.)
 
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Hi Ryanzmw! :smile:
Ryanzmw said:
Mrs keely has 3 small children. She runs her washing machine every day, even on weekends.How much does it cost Mrs Keely to run a 2kWh machine per year?

"She runs her washing machine every day" must mean once every day. :wink:

(it can't be less, and if it was more, the question would say so)

(if it said "she buys an apple every day", would you worry that it might mean that she buys several apples a day?)
 
you're going to have a hard time figuring out an output cost for this question since no input cost is given
 
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