Electrical Energy and Power (Wrong because of decimal place)

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Homework Statement


How much does it cost to watch a complete 21-hour-long World Series on a 180-W television set? Assume that electricity costs $0.070/kWh

The Attempt at a Solution



[tex]\frac {0.070}{kWh} = \frac {x}{(180*10^{3}kW)(21h)}[/tex]

[tex]\frac {0.070*(180*10^3 kW)(21h)}{kWh} = x[/tex]

I got $264,600 when the answer is suppose to be 26 cents. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.
 
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