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A 2.6−kW toaster takes roughly 4 minutes to heat four slices of bread. Find the cost of operating the toaster once per day for 1 month (30 days). Assume energy costs 11 cents/kWh.

so we can find work done by integrating..thts all i knoe..and then we multiply by 30 and by 11..seem rite..??..the thing is I am not gettin the rite answer..
 
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pinkyjoshi65 said:
A 2.6−kW toaster takes roughly 4 minutes to heat four slices of bread. Find the cost of operating the toaster once per day for 1 month (30 days). Assume energy costs 11 cents/kWh.

so we can find work done by integrating..thts all i knoe..and then we multiply by 30 and by 11..seem rite..??..the thing is I am not gettin the rite answer..
make sure your units are correct...are you converting minutes to hours? What formula are you using for work?