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When we say "each x light has power of 2 watts and runs for 12 hrs"
how is it wrong to assume that those 2 watts sustain 12hrs
so per hour consumption is 1/6watts

if question said
each x light needs 2watts/h and operates for 12 hrs
then 2*12 makes sense.

Is this how official question was framed, then i will have to be alert for such wordings
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For Christmas, a family decorated their home with Christmas lights. They installed two types of lights: string lights and icicle lights. During Christmas Day: • Each string light has a power of 0.6 watts and runs for 10 hours.

• Each icicle light has a power of 2 watts and runs for 12 hours.

• The family uses 250 string lights and 20 icicle lights.

• The total electricity rate is $0.18 per kilowatt-hour (1 kilowatt = 1000 watts).

Based on the information provided, select for Energy the total energy consumption (in kilowatt-hours) of all icicle lights over their full 12-hour runtime on Christmas Day and select for Cost the total electricity cost (in dollars) of running all string lights for their full 10-hour runtime on Christmas Day.



EnergyCost
0.24
0.27
0.36
0.48
0.50
0.65

Energy (icicle lights):

Each icicle light: 2 * 12 = 24 watt-hours = 0.024 kWh

20 icicle lights: 20 * 0.024 = 0.48 kWh

Cost (string lights):

Each string light: 0.6 * 10 = 6 watt-hours = 0.006 kWh

250 string lights: 250 * 0.006 = 1.5 kWh

Cost: 1.5 * 0.18 = 0.27 dollars


Correct answer:

Energy "0.48"

Cost "0.27"

"2 watts" is not a total amount of energy for 12 hours. It’s the rate at which the light uses energy. So it's not correct to divide 2 watts by 12 hours. The 2 watts apply throughout, and total energy used is 2 * 12 = 24 watt-hours.
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