If you can buy gasoline for $2.10/gallon to fuel a 5-hp electricgenerator that uses 1.75 liters of gasoline per hour, what is yourcost of electricity per kilowatt-hour (kwh)? (note: 1 hp = 746 W)

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2021-02-24

If you can buy gasoline for $2.10/gallon to fuel a 5-hp electricgenerator that uses 1.75 liters of gasoline per hour, what is yourcost of electricity per kilowatt-hour (kwh) (note: 1 hp = 746 W)

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Roosevelt Houghton

Roosevelt Houghton

Skilled2021-02-25Added 106 answers

$2.10galx1gal3.785Lx1hp0.746kWx1.75Lhx15hp
Do the calculation. Units cancel, and the answer will bein $/kWh

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